Overview

• The leaked Policía Nacional report states Rivera was intoxicated at a Madrid McDonald’s on June 29, where he allegedly shoved employees and resisted arrest.
• Lawyer Joaquín G. Moeckel has denounced the leak as opportunistic and filed a criminal complaint at Madrid’s Plaza Castilla courts accusing officers of illegal detention.
• The police record details aggressive resistance, with officers requiring reinforcements to subdue Rivera, who fell and injured himself during the struggle.
• Medical reports confirm Rivera sustained a fractured toe phalanx, a gluteal hematoma and a pectoral contusion during his forceful removal.
• Rivera remains on medical leave after canceling July and August bullfighting dates and has offered only brief public comments while reaffirming support for security forces.