Politics · Mexico · 2 hrs ago
Cuauhtémoc Blanco denies his wife was detained in the US
Media reports said Natalia Rezende Moreira was detained in the United States, but her husband, Cuauhtémoc Blanco, denied it.
Blanco is a federal deputy from Morena and a former governor of Morelos, in Mexico.
Rezende Moreira is a former head of the Morelos state family services agency, known as DIF.
The reports said she was detained for carrying a large amount of cash.
Blanco called the claims politically motivated and said he did not know who was behind them, though he suggested the opposition might be involved.
He said his family was calm, but the account remains disputed and no further details are provided.
Cuauhtémoc Blanco denied that his wife, Natalia Rezende Moreira, was detained in the United States over undeclared cash.
Blanco called the report false and described it as a political issue.
Proceso reported that Rezende Moreira had been held at a New York airport with a large amount of cash.
Proceso said the money was described as a donation to the Christian church she belongs to.
Blanco said he, his wife and their children were calm, and rejected the report.
- Who
- Cuauhtémoc Blanco denied the report about his wife, Natalia Rezende Moreira.
- What
- Blanco said Rezende Moreira was not detained in the United States. Proceso reported she had been held at a New York airport with a large amount of cash.
- When
- The reports and Blanco’s denial were published on October 28, 2026.
- Where
- The reported incident was at an airport in New York; Blanco addressed reporters at Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies.
- Why
- Proceso said the reported cash was a donation to Rezende Moreira’s church. Blanco called the allegations a political attack.
Proceso
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Detention
Proceso
Proceso reported that Rezende Moreira had been held at a New York airport; it cited sources saying US Customs and Border Protection determined she was inadmissible at that time.
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Blanco said nobody had been detained and called the report false.
Cash
Proceso
Proceso reported that Rezende Moreira was carrying a large sum of cash and said she described it as a church donation.
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Blanco questioned the claim and said people carrying large sums must declare them.
Motive
Proceso
Proceso’s account cited sources consulted in Mexico’s Congress but did not state a political motive.
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Blanco described the allegations as a political issue and said he had political enemies.
Proceso published its account that Rezende Moreira had been held at a New York airport with a large amount of cash.
Blanco denied that his wife had been detained and described the report as a political issue.
- Blanco
- Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Morena federal deputy
- Wife
- Natalia Rezende Moreira
- Reported location
- New York airport
- Reported cash
- A large sum; no exact amount stated
- Published
- October 28, 2026
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Cuauhtémoc Blanco niega que su esposa haya sido detenida en EU con efectivo; "se me hace una estupidez", responde
Cuauhtémoc Blanco niega que su esposa haya sido detenida en Estados Unidos: “Es un tema político”
What people are saying
this is a stupidity
It is a political issue
They are going to keep messing with me, but here I am, stronger than ever
Do you think a person, you or me, would take thirty, forty, fifty thousand dollars to the United States?