Matamoros, Tamaulipas – Federal โฃDeputy Mario Lรณpez, of teh Green Party (PVEM), was detained at the New international Bridge โconnecting Matamoros, โTamaulipas, with Brownsville, Texas, during the early hours ofโข today. โฃThe arrest has promptedโ scrutiny โregarding potential legal issues, though โคdetails โremain unconfirmedโค by authorities.
Witnesses report Lรณpez was heldโ for over two hours โฃfor interrogation at offices near the bridge.Initial reports suggest a possible connection to alleged fiscal illicit activity โคin the United States, but neither U.S. authorities nor the Mexican Congress have issued official confirmation. A โขphotograph circulating on social media appears to show โฃthe deputy in โthe custody of a migratory agent at the Matamoros-brownsville bridge.
This is not Lรณpez’s first โencounter with legal issues at the โborder.He was โpreviouslyโค arrested in โข2019 due to unspecified legal conflicts. โAs of this โขpublication, neither the PVEM nor โขMexican security agencies have โreleased an officialโ statementโ regarding the โcurrent situation. The case raises questions about the legal status โคof Mexican โฃofficials crossingโข the โborder and the โคpotential implications for international relations.