Aside from slim another notable Mexican was placed on the Forbes list: drug capo Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. The head of the Sinaloa drug cartel has en estimated net worth of $1 billion, making him the world’s 701st wealthiest person said Forbes.
Mexico’s government is desperately trying to improve the country’s image in light of rampant drug-related violence. Thus, you can imagine the reaction by senior officials to Guzman on the Forbes list:
President Felipe Calderon said Thursday that "magazines are not only attacking and lying about the situation in Mexico but are also praising criminals."There’s a Spanish-language saying: no se puede tapar al sol con un dedo. (Rough translation – “You can’t block the sun by holding up a finger to it”). Calderon and Medina Mora should’ve remembered that cliché.
Mexico's Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora said Forbes is defending crime by "comparing the deplorable activity of a criminal wanted in Mexico and abroad with that of honest businessmen."
Image- CNN (1993 photo of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.)
Online Sources- BBC News, forbes.com, AP, The Latin Americanist, Bloomberg
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