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Mexican authorities arrested Tequila mayor Diego Rivera and several officials for allegedly running a corruption ring that extorted major distillers, diverted public funds and collaborated with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Investigators say the scheme targeted Becle and other producers by imposing up to 20 times the legal property tax, withholding permits and levying a fine of more than 60 million pesos. State authorities received complaints from at least 10 companies and intervened after alleged attempts to close a plant and other coercive actions. » Más en yahoo.com

Becle reports Q3 2025 EBITDA of 3.5 billion pesos (+63.3%) and net income of 4.1 billion pesos, with revenues unchanged at 10.9 billion pesos. EBITDA margin increased to 31.7% and net debt to EBITDA improved to 1.0x. The RTD business grows 30% due to a shift to cans; the company maintains a premiumization strategy but expects continued pressure in the US spirits market over the next 18 months and guides Q4 EPS of 0.02 USD on forecast revenues of 711.95 million USD. » Más en de.investing.com