Overview

• Presenting his fourth informe de gobierno in Morelia on September 23, Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla said half a million residents exited poverty during his administration.
• He referenced INEGI figures showing Michoacán’s total poverty rate fell from 54.2% to 34.3% between 2016 and 2024, a 19.9-point drop.
• The decline outpaced the national average reduction of 13.6 percentage points reported in the same period.
• Bedolla attributed the gains to federal and state measures including minimum-wage hikes and direct Bienestar transfers, highlighting the Rita Cetina scholarship for basic-education students.
• He also pointed to President Claudia Sheinbaum’s expansion of Bienestar programs, while the causal claims reflect the governor’s interpretation of the INEGI data.