Overview
- The State of Mexico prosecutor’s office issued a summons for Ariel Juárez Rodríguez to give a ministerial interview on December 5 regarding the incident.
- Government sources told La Jornada the resignation followed a meeting with Governor Delfina Gómez at the state government palace.
- Video from November 28 shows Juárez and federal deputy Wblester Santiago Pineda apparently intoxicated, confronting security staff and causing damage inside Town Square Metepec.
- SinEmbargo reports the mall’s owners accepted a 310,000‑peso payment for damages and withdrew a potential complaint, though official inquiries continue.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum called for the state contraloría to review possible misconduct after reports that the Junta de Caminos awarded a 2023 contract of nearly 37 million pesos to El Llano, a company owned by Santiago.