Overview

• Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit ordered the freeze on September 18 via an urgent notice to the banking regulator and lenders, instructing removal of all system access for Hilda Araceli Brown Figueredo, including her Santander account for her congressional salary.
• Milenio reports the freeze has halted bank accounts, credit cards, mortgages, life insurance and even her phone service, creating what experts describe as effective financial exclusion.
• Ricardo Monreal said the step is not a sanction and noted there is no formal accusation in Mexico, stating that any legal responsibility would be determined by the Attorney General’s Office if it presents evidence.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexican authorities did not find grounds to impose a domestic freeze, highlighting a rare gap between Mexico’s position and the U.S. findings driving the request.
• Movimiento Ciudadano filed a desafuero petition, and experts note the main route to relief is OFAC delisting, a process that has taken years in past cases such as that of Rafael Márquez.