Overview
- Florencia Melany Franco Fernández left the Finance Ministry effective Wednesday, April 1, according to multiple reports citing internal sources.
- Outlets identify Franco as the woman seen in the viral clip, and neither the ministry nor she has issued a public statement confirming the departure.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said an internal review confirmed someone sat in a palace window and that the person was identified and sanctioned, without detailing the measure.
- Infodemia MX first labeled the video as AI-generated, then coordinator Miguel Ángel Elorza apologized and withdrew the claim after a fresh review found the footage was real and only resized.
- The video, filmed from Mexico City’s Zócalo, showed a woman reclining in a palace window, and Franco’s more than four-year tenure at SHCP, including a director general role, now faces scrutiny that could lead to tighter palace access rules and stricter verification checks.