Senator Gerardo Fernández Noroña transferred 64,000 pesos to an association aiding Cuba, responding to a call from former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Yet, Mexico's central bank platform lists the payment as 'returned'. Noroña posted the receipt on social media with the message 'My solidarity with Cuba'.
On March 24, Mexican Senator Gerardo Fernández Noroña wired 64,000 pesos at 1:26 p.m. to the Asociación Civil Humanidad con América Latina. This citizen-led group, backed by figures like Laura Esquivel, Elena Poniatowska, and Enrique Dussel Peters, aims to buy medicines, oil, and food for Cuba amid its energy crisis of widespread blackouts from the U.S. blockade and fuel supply strains, including a Russian tanker diversion due to new U.S. sanctions. The transfer followed former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's March 15 appeal for donations to support Miguel Díaz-Canel's government via a designated bank account. Noroña shared a screenshot of the receipt on social media, captioned “My solidarity with Cuba”. A check on the Banco de México (Banxico) platform showed the payment as “RETURNED”, stating: “With the provided information, the following payment was identified, which is in RETURNED status, so no transfer receipt will be available”. The post drew mixed responses, including support for Cuba and criticism over taxpayer-funded salaries. Meanwhile, President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration sends humanitarian aid, explores sanction-free fuel deliveries, and urged UN help. Cuba's Foreign Ministry Vice Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío said the armed forces are preparing for potential U.S. aggression after Donald Trump's comments, insisting the island poses no threat.
