Overview
- Substitute mayor Grecia Itzel Quiroz García said the move seeks to safeguard students, teachers and attendees.
- School leaders said they would not expose children, with reports indicating at least 60 public and private schools will not participate or rehearse.
- Federal and state forces remain deployed under Plan Michoacán, with more than 10,000 Army, Navy and National Guard personnel operating in municipalities including Uruapan.
- Carlos Manzo Rodríguez was shot during the Festival de las Velas; federal authorities say a 17-year-old fired the shots and was killed after being detained by his escorts.
- The city had already canceled the Sept. 16 parade after an attack on municipal police, underscoring a recurring disruption of civic events.