Who is Miguel Ángel Suárez Meza?
Miguel Ángel Suárez Meza is a binational individual who migrated to the United States at the age of 14. After twelve years, he returned to Guerrero and transformed himself into a cooperativist, entrepreneur, diplomat, and soon-to-be banker.
His Relevant Roles and Achievements
Suárez Meza is self-proclaimed as the president of the Reunification World in Construction movement and an agrarian ambassador for the International Council on Human Rights. He is a strong advocate for agrarian sovereignty, global trade, and art as a social cohesive element.
- Exporting pitaya, coffee, and honey directly to Germany, Canada, and the Middle East
- Participating in the cultural initiative “Poder Prieto”
- Directing SIP, a rapper’s union affiliated with the International Confederation of Workers, founded by Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, who appointed him as the secretary of external relations
The Banco Zapata Initiative
Suárez Meza’s latest venture is the Banco Zapata, an institution “created by unionists for unionists,” offering international deposit transfers, currency exchange, and cryptocurrency services. The bank partners with GlobiancePay, a digital platform registered in Malta operating in Asia, Europe, and South America.
Risks and Concerns
The Banco Zapata and GlobiancePay are not listed in the CNBV or Condusef registries, nor is it a legally authorized entity under the Secretaría de Economía. Globiance has an office at Bosque de Durazno 127 10-B, Bosques de las Lomas, according to the company report.
Mauricio Carrillo, a financial journalist with over two decades of experience, leads Globiance’s expansion in the Americas. He offers a “currency sentiment indicator” to brokers and investors, including Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, the general secretary of the Miners’ Union and president of the CIT.
The Banco Zapata is backed by Tokomex, a digital services platform in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. The platform reportedly enjoys the trust of federal agencies, with $Zapata and $tmex as its flagship cryptocurrencies and crowdfunding as its capital-raising method.
A recent report suggests that Suárez Meza’s connection to Banco Zapata implies an attempt to manage the financial resources of CIT and SNTMMRM members. The lack of institutional guarantees and reliance on Globiance increase the risk of potential financial disasters for union members.
Additional Context: Avacor and Corruption
Unprotected Workers
UNPROTECTED WORKERS. The Anticorruption and Good Governance Secretariat, led by Raquel Buenrostro, barred Avacor from participating in government contracts for 30 months and imposed a fine exceeding 1.5 million pesos after confirming the submission of false information in the LA-27-703-027703982-N-15-2024 licitation. This was intended for the procurement of uniforms and protective equipment for fiscal year 2024, despite the Auditor Superior of the Federation, David Colmenares, having already detected irregularities in Avacor since 2021. The firm’s main partners are Tabasco-based individuals with interests in Bercale and Grupo Servicorvel, targeting contracts for federal forces.
