Rafael Echazarreta Torres

Rafael Echazarreta Torres is a Mexican politician who currently serves as the president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in Mérida. He has previously been a member of the MORENA party and supported Marcelo Ebrard in his presidential aspirations. Recently, he was arrested on charges of fraud exceeding 12 million pesos, following a complaint by businessman Horacio de Freitas, who alleges that Echazarreta Torres misused his political influence to solicit investments in a business venture that failed to deliver promised returns.