An investigation by El Universal reveals that Rodrigo Gutiérrez Müller, brother-in-law of former President López Obrador, founded two money transfer companies in 2021: Pagos del Bienestar and Envíos del Bienestar S.A. de C.V., along with partners accused in the US of laundering nearly $50 million.
He also appears to have business dealings with Morena party officials in Jalisco during López Obrador’s presidency.
The journalistic investigation uncovered a business structure linked to relatives of Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, with operations in sectors such as logistics, energy, and finance.
According to the report, several of these companies were not previously registered in Mexico before their involvement in various projects.
In six years, Rodrigo Gutiérrez Müller, brother-in-law of former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, created six companies with diverse business activities, including money transfers, agribusiness, the extraction and export of construction materials and quartz, and hydrocarbon distribution.
This information comes from notarial records held in the Public Registry of Commerce of Guanajuato, Jalisco, and Mexico City.
The companies founded by Gutiérrez Müller are Keter Energy S.A. de C.V., Conectividad Logística Internacional Portuaria Colomo Campos S.A. de C.V., Quartz Team International México S.A. de C.V., Quartz Stone S.R.L. de C.V., Envíos del Bienestar S.A. de C.V., and Pagos del Bienestar S.A. de C.V.
Collectively, they declared a minimum share capital of 11.4 million pesos, of which 2.2 million were contributed directly by Rodrigo Gutiérrez Müller.
Meanwhile, the associates of López Obrador’s brother-in-law established four companies with similar names or business activities to his own.
For example, Pagos del Bienestar LLC and Transfiriendo el Bienestar LLC in the United States; and Transferencias del Bienestar S.A. de C.V. and Mexus Payment S.A. de C.V. in Mexico. The objective was the same: to move money between the two countries. The corporate structure comprises 46 people, including partners and notaries.
On March 26, 2026, it was revealed that Gutiérrez Müller founded the firms Envíos del Bienestar and Pagos del Bienestar.
Among his associates are anti-money laundering experts and two individuals accused of money laundering in the United States.
In an unusual joint statement, the Ministry of Finance and the Financial Intelligence Unit asserted that they conducted an analysis of the former president’s brother-in-law’s companies over a few days and a weekend and found no irregularities.
López Obrador’s brother-in-law also started two companies to market quartz in partnership with Antonio Morales Díaz, now mayor of Tapalpa, Jalisco, the town where Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, was hiding and killed. The companies are called Quartz Team International México and Quartz Stone.
This time, the names of two more companies belonging to Gutiérrez Müller are revealed, providing a clearer picture of the network of companies and associates involved. Companies and Partners in Hydrocarbons and Agribusiness
Following the end of his brother-in-law López Obrador’s administration, Rodrigo Gutiérrez Müller registered a new company. Last September, he appeared at the offices of Carlos Luviano Montelongo, a notary in Zapopan, Jalisco, and requested the registration of Keter Energy, a firm dedicated to the acquisition, purchase, sale, import, export, commission, distribution, marketing, storage, and transportation of oil, gasoline, gas, diesel, fuels, fuel additives, lubricants, and, in general, all kinds of hydrocarbons and derived residues in Mexico and abroad.
Source: Pulso San Luis
