US brewer Constellation Brands will build a plant in southeastern Mexico, following the controversial suspension of a previous million-dollar project in the northwest of the Latin American country in 2020, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

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The company, which distributes the popular Corona beer and other Grupo Modelo brands in the United States, was building a factory in the northern city of Mexicali, but a controversial local popular consultation promoted by the president of Mexico, halted its plans in March of last year .

The American newspaper The Wall Street Journal had reported earlier that it is expected that as soon as this week Constellation Brands and the president will announce the new work, which would involve an investment of 1.3 billion dollars, compared to 1.4 billion for the canceled work.

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In May, the Mexican president already anticipated that the government had reached an agreement for the US brewery to build a plant in the southeast of the country, after the controversial cancellation, justified by the alleged water shortage in the Mexicali area.

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