Overview

• Morelia’s city secretary said a judge granted a definitive suspension to the event’s promoter, obligating the municipality to allow the bullfight set for September 30.
• Michoacán’s reformed animal protection law has banned bullfights since April 2 with penalties that include fines up to 4,000 UMAs, venue closures and future permit denials.
• State authorities and the Congress contested the suspension in federal court, but the ruling stands and the municipality says it lacks authority to refuse the permit.
• More than 50 animal-protection groups denounced the scheduled event as unlawful and urged enforcement of the ban, warning that participants could face significant fines.
• An animal-lawyers group says only torero Emiliano Villafuerte has a definitive suspension, which they argue does not extend to other announced matadors.