Overview

• City officials revoked the municipal permit after the denial was posted on the Federal Judiciary’s official notification list, ending the suspension that had allowed the event.
• Organizers said they will appeal the first‑instance ruling and argued the prior suspension still covered them, but the city confirmed the corrida will not proceed.
• Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla urged suspension of the event and said he will take the case to the Judicial Discipline Tribunal over the initial protection granted.
• Animal‑rights groups protested at Morelia’s administrative center and asserted the state’s April 2025 reform prohibits corridas, pressing authorities to enforce the law.
• Legal advocates warned municipalities and participants could face fines reportedly reaching 1–2 million pesos per animal under animal‑protection and humane‑slaughter norms.