Overview
- A state-backed ceremony in Huitzuco marked Rubén Figueroa Figueroa’s 117th birthday with local officials, security representatives and his son, ex-governor Rubén Figueroa Alcocer, present.
- Following criticism, the Guerrero government deleted its official post about the event as the Culture Secretariat pointed to Law 761 as the legal basis.
- The Culture Secretariat announced a review of the applicable norms, and Jucopo president Jesús Urióstegui said he will seek legislative changes to curb personality cults.
- More than 30 organizations, including survivors of the 1970s violence, demanded a public apology, removal of Figueroa and his political lineage from the civic calendar, and new dates honoring Lucio Cabañas and Genaro Vázquez.
- PRI-Guerrero leader Alejandro Bravo defended Figueroa’s record as beneficial for development, while victims’ advocates such as Micaela Cabañas condemned the tribute and said no apology has been offered.