Belinda has become one of the most controversial celebrities during this 2022. Despite wanting to get away from her social networks and use the media only to promote her career as an actress and singer, she has not succeeded, because she has not missed the rumor in which she has been involved.
Although in recent months, Belinda has been involved in news that has to do with her ex-fiancé Christian Nodal, this time is different, since after having confiscated a cockatoo, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (PROFEPA) is investigating the actress for possible illegal possession of exotic animals.
The scandal faced by the interpreter of Light without gravity It arose after the neighbors of her residence located in the Jardines del Pedregal neighborhood, in Mexico City, reported on several occasions that the 33-year-old singer had two spider monkeys and a white cockatoo in captivity, species that are characterized by being in danger of extinction.
After receiving the complaint from the neighbors, PROFEPA proceeded to carry out an inspection at the home of the Spanish interpreter, a search in which they did not find any of the primates described by the people, but what they did seize was the cockatoo, who did not it had the corresponding stationery, which casts doubt on its legal origin.
At home was the politician Ignacio “Nacho” Peregrin, brother of the singer, who could not corroborate that the exotic bird, which is also an endangered species, had been legitimately acquired, so he could not prevent The authorities will take her away.
Although so far Belinda has not stated or commented on the matter, according to the crime of species trafficking, the artist would have to pay a fine of up to almost 400 thousand Mexican pesos or, failing that, face up to nine years in prison. .
This is not the first time that the Spanish singer has been related to exotic animals, since on several occasions she has shown her taste for them by including species such as leopards, snakes, eagles and even monkeys in her video clips.