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The new authority of the Ministry of Interior (MININT) to freeze bank accounts and assets "without delay and without prior notice" has sparked a wave of reactions on social media in recent hours, where Cubans combined mockery with outrage and pointed out that this measure will make it even more difficult to invest and start businesses on the island.
The Resolution 6/2026, signed on May 16 by Minister General of the Army Corps Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas and published in the Official Gazette on Monday, May 18, authorizes the immediate freezing of accounts, real estate, virtual assets, and any other financial instrument, without prior notice to the affected parties.
One of the comments that best summarized the contradiction came from Ricardo Castillo Rivera: "They still want people to invest in Cuba. Anyone who does that is crazy, or is complicit with those thieves."
Yusniel Ortiz Ramírez pointed in the same direction: "Just a month prior, they were inviting merchants to invest in Cuba," referring to the investment forums that the regime has promoted in recent months to attract foreign and private capital.
Adrian Benítez Donato also connected both topics: "I don't know with what current they're going to freeze anything... and for those who wanted to start a business and invest in Cuba."
Concerns about purchases made through transfers and private entrepreneurship were another focal point of the reactions, as the regulation turns any financial operation into a potential subject of state intervention without prior procedural guarantees.
The resolution adds to a regulatory package approved in 2026 that already requires freelancers, MIPYMES, and cooperatives to report suspicious operations of their clients in secret, according to Resolution 86/2026 from the Ministry of Finance.
Eduardo Hernández Martín went further in his political analysis: “If someone plans to criticize the government, they should first take their money out of the bank. That law is meant to prevent people from protesting out of fear of being labeled terrorists and having their money taken away. It's an indirect way to silence people.”
The statement is relevant because Article 6.4 of the resolution establishes that it is sufficient for it to be "public and notorious knowledge" that a person is linked to terrorism in order to proceed with the freezing of assets, without the need for a criminal process.
Henry Carrasco Cobas joked about the only defense mechanism that the regulation considers: "They say that if your money gets frozen, you have 30 days to sue MININT in court. I haven't laughed this much at a joke in a long time."
Article 42.3 of the resolution clarifies that "the filing of any appeal does not suspend or impede the effects of the administrative act."
Laura González Otero pointed out another contradiction: "I don’t understand anything. The bank can freeze accounts... but it doesn’t even commit to making it easier for retirees to access the little money they have in their checking accounts."
Many Cubans mocked the fact that their funds are already effectively frozen. Miladys Romero wrote: "Mine has been frozen for a while because I can't even remember the last time I was able to withdraw my salary."
Bairon Hecheverría was direct: "So for the first time, the dictatorship legalizes the theft from the people."
The most revealing precedent for the political use of these tools occurred in May 2025, when the Ministry of Justice threatened to freeze the accounts of the Cuban Freemasonry if it did not accept the leadership imposed by the government.
Juancarlos Valle concluded with a question that many echoed: "Who freezes GAESA? Can someone tell me?"
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