Puerto Rico Morning BriefThursday, July 2, 2026

FEMA announced $91 million in disaster relief funds for Puerto Rico, part of the ongoing federal effort to support recovery on the island. In legal developments, a judge found cause for the arrest of Lillibeth Carrión Castro, 20, in connection with the death of Police Officer Aníbal Morales Aponte. Carrión Castro has been charged with negligent and reckless driving in the accident that killed the police motorcyclist.

Separately, Pedro A. González Toledo was sent to prison after being accused of sexually assaulting a minor under 8 years old in Ponce. In another case involving the justice system, Juan O.

Peraza Jiménez, known by the alias "Gordo," was extradited to Puerto Rico to face charges in connection with a brutal murder in Mayagüez.