Cancún, Quintana Roo — Two multi-million-dollar transactions — a vehicle lease contract from the Quintana Roo government and the purchase of a luxury mansion in Cancún — have been linked to the state’s former tax chief, Héctor José Contreras Mercader, according to public documents reviewed by Reforma.
In March 2025, the state administration awarded an 80.5 million peso ($4 million) contract to Transportes Ejecutivos Bell for vehicle leasing, funded by the state Finance Secretariat. The company’s legal representative is Frida Sofía Hoil Sánchez, who is also a partner of Juan Arturo Contreras Mercader — the former official’s brother — in another firm called Comerconlec.
Through Comerconlec, a residence in the exclusive Punta Kalia development in Puerto Cancún was acquired in May 2025 for 65 million pesos ($3.2 million). The property is now listed as Juan Arturo’s address.
Héctor José Contreras Mercader resigned from the Quintana Roo tax agency on June 11, two days after he was spotted in a VIP box at Madison Square Garden in New York during an NBA Finals game between the Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. He was seated one row below U.S. President Donald Trump.
Contreras Mercader has worked in public administration since 2011 and was part of Governor Mara Lezama’s team when she was mayor of Benito Juárez (Cancún), holding various administrative posts. Sources say he has acted as an operator for Lezama and former Green Party leader Jorge Emilio González Martínez, known as “El Niño Verde.”
Property Trail
According to the Public Property and Commerce Registry, Comerconlec acquired the Punta Kalia residence through a property transfer formalized on May 12, 2025, to settle a debt recognized since 2013. The transaction was later registered with the authorities.
Before the acquisition, Comerconlec restructured: in May 2025 it changed its corporate purpose to include real estate and construction, renewed its management, and transferred all its shares. As part of the restructuring, Alejandra García Nieto, appointed sole administrator, granted a general power of attorney to Frida Sofía Hoil Sánchez, who later received similar powers in other linked companies.
Network of Companies
The relationship between Juan Arturo Contreras Mercader and Hoil Sánchez is also reflected in Bruraga Serv, S.A.P.I. de C.V., incorporated in October 2024 with Juan Arturo as an original partner. During 2025, the company underwent several corporate changes, and Hoil Sánchez was appointed general attorney for acts of dominion, administration, lawsuits, and collections, with authority to delegate powers.
However, after the sale of 100% of Bruraga Serv’s shares to new partners — agreed in an extraordinary assembly on January 26, 2026, and registered on May 11, 2026 — all powers granted to Hoil Sánchez were revoked.
Meanwhile, Transportes Ejecutivos Bell secured two vehicle lease contracts for Quintana Roo government agencies. According to the documents, the company received payments of 80.5 million pesos for fiscal year 2025, funds from the state Finance Secretariat.
