Overview
- Uruapan mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez was shot dead during a public Day of the Dead event, a brazen attack that has shaken Michoacán.
- The fallout has produced a messaging crisis for the federal government as President Claudia Sheinbaum faced criticism for blaming past administrations, denouncing the press, and ordering a review of social media accounts allegedly driving campaigns against her.
- Manzo had posted on October 8 that some 200 National Guard members previously deployed to Uruapan were pulled out, while separate reports said 14–16 Guard agents were assigned to protect him at the event, sharpening scrutiny of deployment decisions and protection failures.
- Public anger has erupted in protests and demands for Michoacán Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla’s resignation, with commentators noting repeated attacks on local officials and the persistent power of multiple criminal groups in the region.
- Analysts consulted by Mexico’s central bank and U.S. business leaders warn that insecurity and impunity threaten investment, while U.S. media, citing officials, report planning for potential military and intelligence actions against designated trafficking organizations inside Mexico.