Thursday, July 3, 2025

‘I’m afraid:’ tearful candidate recounts threats against her and her family

A mayoral candidate in San Luis Potosí detailed the threats she has faced during her campaign in a tearful video made after an attack by gunmen on Wednesday.

Erika Briones, the Democratic Revolution Party candidate for Villa de Reyes, made the emotional address yesterday afternoon shortly after a pickup truck struck her vehicle, with her family inside, before the assailants opened fire.

In a separate event yesterday morning, municipal police discovered a threatening message and two pigs’ heads alongside promotional material for Briones’ campaign. The candidate also claimed that a death threat had been issued against her son.

Briones said security forces were present at the collision but offered no assistance. “The National Guard were traveling behind and did absolutely nothing. I’m with my family, this can’t be happening, surely the authorities can’t be [aligned] with those people,” she said.

She also indicated who she thought might be responsible. “These are dirty games … the PRI [Institutional Revolutionary Party] has to recognize that they lost Villa de Reyes, that the people don’t want them. They hate them: no one wants the family that has always been [in power],” referring to former mayor Juan Gabriel Solís.

'This can't be happening,' lamented Erika Briones in a video.
‘This can’t be happening,’ lamented Erika Briones in a video.

The campaign has been the worst for violence against women on record, according to data gathered by citizens’ observatory Todas MX, which counts 21 female candidates assassinated between March 5 and May 31.

Sources: El Universal (sp), Infobae (sp)

Have something to say? Paid Subscribers get all access to make & read comments.
Border patrol vehicles drive along the US-Mexico border

US judge blocks Trump’s ban on asylum claims along Mexico-US border

0
Meanwhile, migrant border crossings have slowed to a trickle.
The logos of CIBanco, Intercam and Vector Casa de Bolsa

Have you been affected by the sanctions on Mexican banks? Let us know!

9
U.S. sanctions have left the future of CIBanco, Intercam and Vector up in the air. We want to hear from readers — have your finances been affected?
people releasing fish in shallow water

Environment Ministry releases 40,000 baby totoaba into the Gulf of California

0
The Environment Ministry, working with the private sector and civil society, has been conducting a repopulation project that included the recent release of 40,000 hatchlings.
BETA Version - Powered by Perplexity