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Mexico Launches 'Plan Michoacán' for Peace and Justice After Uruapan Mayor's Killing

The initiative faces immediate calls for verifiable benchmarks from the private sector.

Overview

  • President Claudia Sheinbaum outlined three axes—Security and Justice, Economic Development, and Culture for Peace—with a reinforced federal presence to combat homicide and extortion, plus alert systems for mayors and labor and social measures.
  • The government will publish a first draft of the plan on Friday, with detailed actions to follow next week.
  • In the Uruapan investigation, authorities say the body found at the scene has not been identified and reports of a teenage gunman remain unconfirmed, while state data show 14 homicides by adolescents since 2018.
  • Business groups endorsed the effort conditionally, urging biweekly security mesas, safe corridors, alert protocols and panic buttons, protection for prosecutors and police in extortion cases, and public indicators with 90‑day evaluations.
  • Commentators note similarities to Peña Nieto’s 2014 plan; Sheinbaum counters that her strategy is different, citing social and labor components alongside strengthened policing, intelligence and investigations.