Overview
- Deputy Carlos Alejandro Bautista Tafolla posted from San Diego that he reached U.S. authorities about the November assassination of Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo.
- Bautista did not specify which U.S. agency he contacted or whether he filed a formal complaint.
- He asserted that the intellectual author of the crime belongs to Morena, a claim that remains unsubstantiated in the investigation.
- Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla said officials will speak with Bautista upon his return and reiterated that the Fiscalía General del Estado reports progress and keeps Manzo’s family informed.
- State leaders cited backing from President Claudia Sheinbaum and security teams led by Omar García Harfuch, while media have reported alleged links to the group known as Los Erre and the Álvarez Ayala brothers that are still under review.