Overview
- Mexico’s security chief Omar García Harfuch confirmed the arrest of Jorge Armando “N” (“El Licenciado”) as the suspected intellectual author of Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo’s assassination.
- Federal and state forces in Michoacán reported seven arrests, weapons and drug seizures, a narcobodega discovery, and the removal of 15 roadblocks as deployments continue.
- The federal government rolled out the Plan Michoacán with roughly 57 billion pesos for rights‑focused security and youth programs, while the state named José Antonio Cruz as security secretary and pledged about 2.4 billion pesos.
- The Mexico City Congress approved a measure urging continued investigations into violent groups at the Nov. 15 Generación Z march and set up special oversight, as prosecutors charged multiple suspects and three remain in pretrial detention; the U.S. Embassy issued a Nov. 20 protest alert.
- Ahead of its final report, Argentina’s $LIBRA investigative commission is preparing to assign political responsibility to President Javier Milei and Karina Milei, while the Andis case advances with Diego Spagnuolo summoned to testify and a first detention already recorded.