The lawyer for the woman who sued Simón Levy in Mexico verified with a video that the former official is not in Washington DC, but rather transmitted from a hotel in Lisbon, Portugal, where he was detained and later released with precautionary measures.
Mexico City, October 30 (However).– Juan Fuenteshe lawyer of the lady Emma Yolanda Santos Gonzálezwho denounced a Simon Levy of course “intentional property damage” and? caused the whole scandal regarding the former federal official, confirmed with a video recorded this Thursday that Levy recorded interviews with Mexican media from a hotel in Portugaly not found in Washington D.C.as he repeatedly stated in recent days.
“Good evening, I am Mr. Juan Fuentes, lawyer of Mrs. Emma Yolanda Santos González. At this moment, I am in the city of Lisbon, precisely Portugal, where a few hours ago Mr. Simón Levy broadcast live from here in an interview with the journalist Azucena [Uresti]stating that he had been the victim of an attack and that he was in perfect condition living in Washington,” he indicated.
“You will notice that we are definitely very far from Washington,” adds the lawyer, while background music plays in the bar. “We are in Portugal, exactly in the River Lounge of the Myriad Hotel. I hope that the media spreads this video to realize the lies of this faker, this fraudster, who today is in Portugal, was arrested and is under precautionary measures from which he cannot leave this city,” he concluded.
Lawyer Juan Fuentes went to the same hotel in Lisbon, Portugal, where he was@SimonLevyMx: pic.twitter.com/wjjaPJCxUj
— Alvaro Delgado Gómez (@alvaro_delgado) October 30, 2025
The lawyer’s video, which lasts just one minute and 15 seconds, ends with the payment of the bill and then the cameraman walks towards the hotel lobby, where you can see the name and location of the venue.
The Security Cabinet of the Government of Mexico clarified Wednesday afternoon that Simón Levy Dabbah, a former federal and capital official, was detained by the International Criminal Police Organization, better known as Interpol, in Portugal, where a Court ordered his release, imposing precautionary measures, including permanence and identity control, while his nationality status is verified and his surrender to the Mexican authorities is resolved.
“Within the framework of international cooperation mechanisms, yesterday the Government of Mexico was notified by the Portuguese authorities about the arrest of Simón ‘N’, derived from a Red Notice from Interpol, due to the existence of two arrest warrants in force against him, related to criminal proceedings for crimes against the environment and liability for work, as well as for threats and damage to other people’s property,” the institution said in a statement.
At the same time, he highlighted that the Government of Mexico maintains communication with the Portuguese authorities to follow up on the case, in accordance with international legal cooperation and extradition mechanisms.
Simón Levy Dabbah, former federal and capital official, said in a telephone interview with However that he was never arrested, that he is in Washington, where – he said – he suffered an attack, and that he is free. However, he did not confirm that he is actually in the United States (EU).
However He contacted Levy at the cell phone number he usually uses in Mexico. He responded and agreed to an interview, but clarified that he couldn’t make a video call because he was receiving a lot of calls and that it would have to be quick.
In the document that Interpol sent to Mexico it states that “Simón Levy Dabbah was provisionally detained in Portugal on 10/28/2025 and will appear before the Lisbon Court of Appeal on 10-29-2024, so that it can decide whether or not to maintain the detention for the purposes of extradition.”
“To date we do not have any information from the Court,” reads the notification that was issued with the following subject: “Detention with a view to extradition of: Simon Levy Dabbah, born 03/15/1979.”
Likewise, the Attorney General’s Office of Mexico City (FGJ-CdMx) reported this Wednesday the capture of Levy Dabbah in compliance with an immigration alert activated by two arrest warrants in force against him for environmental crimes, malicious damage to other people’s property and threats.
Later, he issued a new statement in which he detailed that Simón “N” is subject to precautionary measures in Portugal while the procedure for his extradition to Mexico continues and he has two criminal proceedings open against him, for which he must respond to the authorities.
During her morning press conference on Wednesday, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo stated that the case is related to a complaint filed some time ago by an individual in Mexico City (CdMx). Regarding the place of arrest he only commented: “It seems so. In Portugal.” Then, this Thursday, he presented a new official document issued by the Portuguese authorities to confirm the arrest.
Despite official information, Simón Levy denied being detained. On his X account, he published: “Mexicans: I’m perfectly fine. They wanted to kill me and also invent a thousand other things. I’m fine and in good health.” Then, in two interviews, with Luis Cárdenas and this Thursday with Azucena Uresti, he also ruled out having been captured.
Levy affirms that he resides in Washington and that the US State Department rejected the extradition request presented by Mexican authorities. He described the video that supports one of the complaints against him as “edited.”
Luis Cárdenas himself published this Thursday on his social networks that “Simón Levy is in Portugal.” “He not only lied to me but to all the journalists who interviewed him yesterday and today. I clarified the issue in my space and on my networks,” he said.
In August 2022, the Judiciary of Mexico City (PJ-CdMx) obtained an arrest warrant against the former Undersecretary of Tourism Promotion, Simón Levy, for the alleged crime of “intentional damage to property” to the detriment of Emma Yolanda Santos González, which gave rise to this case whose scandal exploded this week.
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