Quintana Roo tax chief attends VIP NBA game in New York with Trump

Héctor José Contreras Mercader, the head of the Servicio de Administración Tributaria of Quintana Roo (SATQ), was photographed in a high‑priced VIP section at an NBA game in New York that was also attended by U.S. President Donald Trump. The exclusive seats can cost several thousand dollars each, and the trip required additional travel and lodging expenses. The appearance has sparked public debate in Mexico over how a senior tax‑collection official could afford such a luxury outing abroad and raised questions about the source of the funding. Contreras Mercader was appointed early in the current state administration and is linked to local political structures associated with the Partido Verde Ecologista de México.