Overview

• Monreal said he financed his pilgrimage-style trip to Spain with his wife using only personal resources to mark their 40th anniversary.
• He maintained that his absence fell within the Chamber of Deputies’ vacation allowances without impeding his constitutional responsibilities.
• Monreal denied any illegality or immorality in the journey, describing the backlash as a politically motivated tactic.
• Photographs of other high-ranking Morena members vacationing in Tokyo, Rome and Lisbon have fueled doubts about the ruling party’s austerity narrative.
• President Sheinbaum and party president Luisa María Alcalde pointed to members’ duty of humility and directed complaints to the CNHJ over suspected austerity breaches.