Overview
- At least 60 public and private schools agreed to suspend participation, effectively canceling the civic‑sport parade.
- School leaders said there are no adequate safety guarantees for students who would normally take part.
- The decision stands despite reinforced deployments by municipal, state and federal security forces in the region.
- State and federal officials have publicly stated that the killing of Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez will not go unpunished.
- Uruapan also canceled its Sept. 16 parade after an attack on municipal police, highlighting a recurring disruption of civic events linked to insecurity.