Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the Plan Michoacán on November 4, days after Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo was killed.
- The program is built on three axes and includes strengthening federal forces, proposing a specialized Fiscalía de Inteligencia e Investigación, setting up municipal offices of the Presidency, biweekly security tables, and an alert system for mayors.
- The government has not disclosed the program’s budget, and consultations are beginning to define operational details and timing.
- Security analyst David Saucedo says the plan replicates an Iztapalapa-style model previously applied in Guanajuato and Sinaloa, questions its fit for Michoacán, and notes as new the specialized prosecutor and protective alert tech for mayors.
- A 24 Horas analysis likens the planned presidential representation in municipalities to past commissioner arrangements, as experts also point to fragmented criminal control and media report allegations of illicit campaign funding tied to the state governor.