Érika Pérez García, Morena party leader in Jalisco, defended Tequila Mayor Diego Rivera Navarro following his arrest on extortion charges, as reported by journalist Azucena Uresti on X at approximately 4:45-5:15 PM UTC on February 5, 2026. The defense came after the closure of the José Cuervo distillery in Tequila last December. Pérez García's support for Rivera Navarro was highlighted in a post shared by Uresti during the reporting window from 4:45 PM to 5:15 PM UTC, according to the source linked to #AzucenaxFórmula. Rivera Navarro was previously arrested earlier on February 5, 2026, along with three Tequila city hall officials as part of Mexico's National Strategy against Extortion, per Secretary of Security Omar García Harfuch. The new development references the distillery closure in December, which preceded the mayor's arrest reported between 12:15 PM and 3:15 PM UTC. No additional details on the defense statement's content or timing within the 30-minute window were provided in the source.
