Andy López's Five Public Letters: Defending Himself, His Brother, Explaining Trips, and Stepping Down

Andrés Manuel López Beltrán, son of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has authored five public letters since August 2025, addressing supporters, the public, and journalists. These missives serve as his defense, highlight his familial connection to the former president, and articulate his political ambitions.

The first letter, published in July 2025, followed revelations by journalist Claudio Ochoa Huerta of photographs showing López Beltrán in Tokyo, Japan. He was seen with Morena congressman Daniel Asaf at the Hotel Okura. Ten days later, López Beltrán posted a letter on Instagram clarifying his vacation plans. He stated he had informed Morena's then-national leader, Luisa María Alcalde, about his trip, which he claimed was funded by his own resources after demanding work.

López Beltrán detailed that he traveled to Seattle, Washington, to catch a commercial flight to Tokyo. He accused political adversaries and conservatives of sending spies to photograph and harass him. He also stated he paid 7,500 pesos daily for a hotel, including breakfast. "I am not surprised by the aggressiveness of the press mafia, which is equivalent to the perversity of the economic and political power mafia that we have been confronting for decades," he wrote, adding, "but I do care that people who trust us do not doubt our principles and values."

He asserted that Morena members are not corrupt, emphasizing that "power is humility" and "austerity is a matter of principles." He invoked President Juárez's recommendation to live in "just moderation." In a separate instance, journalist Carlos Loret de Mola wrote a column alleging that Enrique Díaz Vega, Sinaloa's secretary of administration and finance, had given money to Andrés Manuel Gonzalo "Bobby" López Beltrán for public works and medicine deals. López Beltrán responded by demanding proof from Loret de Mola, stating that without it, they would continue to assume his allegations were baseless.