Overview
- Municipal secretary Yankel Alfredo Benítez Silva said the suspension is definitive and the city lacks authority to deny the permit.
- Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla rejected the ruling as an affront to the state Congress’s sovereignty and said lawmakers will take the dispute to the Supreme Court.
- More than 50 animal-protection groups denounced the plan as illegal under the April 2 ban and urged enforcement of sanctions of up to 4,000 UMAs per participant and possible venue closure.
- Animal-rights lawyers contend the relief applies specifically to torero Emiliano Villafuerte and does not extend to other matadores, leaving enforcement questions unresolved.
- Organizers unveiled the Sept. 30 lineup at La Monumental and said the bulls will be killed, as Villafuerte asserted the festivity will proceed in total compliance with the law.