Overview

• Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla warned that any public or private celebration promoting criminal activity will be halted during the Sept. 15–16 holidays.
• He directed Secretary of Government Raúl Zepeda Villaseñor to formally notify all 113 municipalities to avoid hiring performers who promote violence.
• The governor said he asked Apatzingán mayor Fanny Arreola Pichardo to drop Los Hermanos Jiménez from a Sept. 15 lineup, and the appearance was canceled.
• Authorities stated they are coordinating with the federal government and will shut down events that violate the law, including those held by private organizers.
• Ramírez Bedolla said the prohibition rests on a state decree and the penal code and indicated police could be used to stop performances deemed unlawful.