According to the owner of the Michoacán Attorney General’s Office (FGE), Carlos Torres Piñathe murder of lemon leader Bernardo Bravo Manríquez would be because he was pressured by “cartels” to raise the price of the fruit.
“He indicated that they wanted to force him to raise the price of lemon because it had been very low. During the rainy season, the price of lemon in this area drops. Him They were forcing him to raise the price of lemon as if the market depended on him,” he said in a radio interview.
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He explained that this information emerged after investigations showed that Bravo He allegedly met with some criminal leadersamong them, “The Whites of Troy.”
The plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies He observed a minute of silence for the crime of Bravo Manríquez.
“We must stop this session to talk about a tragedy that has shaken the workers, the families, and all Michoacans. The businessman has been murdered and Citrus leader Bernardo Bravo Manríquezfrom whom the escort and security that had been assigned to him were withdrawn,” said the blue and white deputy, José Manuel Hinojosa Pérez.
For his part, the governor of Michoacán, Alfredo Ramírez Bedolladenied the accusations on networks and confirmed that the lemon leader Bernardo Bravo It did have state escorts.
He indicated that the assigned custodians gave statements to the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE).
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The head of the Executive confirmed that the lemon businessman left Morelia with protection last Sunday and went to Apatzingan.
“In Apatzingán, for some reason, he changed vehicles, where he was no longer accompanied by custody. So, we are investigating that,” he clarified.
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