Overview
- Aristegui Noticias selected Carlos Manzo as Mexico’s 2025 person of the year, citing his outsized online reach, blunt anti-crime stance, and the political shockwaves after his death.
- Investigators have linked nine people to the case, including seven of Manzo’s bodyguards, while prosecutors allege CJNG ordered the attack and list several suspects with an organizer identified as “El Licenciado.”
- Authorities say the motive remains unconfirmed, leaving key questions unresolved despite the growing roster of suspects and alleged cartel involvement.
- Uruapan’s interim mayor, Grecia Quiroz, honored Manzo at the crime scene after a two‑month memorial mass, thanking residents for support and reiterating demands for justice.
- The assassination fueled protests across Michoacán and other states, including a November 15 march in Mexico City, as the federal government rolled out the Plan Michoacán de Paz y Justicia with security deployments and social programs.