President Claudia Sheinbaum presented the Plan Michoacán for Peace and Justice on Sunday, one week after the killing of Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo. The plan will increase federal agents in the state to 10,500 to combat insecurity, with a 57,000 million pesos investment across 12 axes. It encompasses security measures, economic development, and social welfare.
The Plan Michoacán emerges in response to the killing of Carlos Manzo, which occurred on November 2, 2025, in Uruapan, carried out by a 17-year-old sicario linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), who was killed in the attack. The Michoacán Prosecutor's Office identified the minor as Víctor Manuel and connected him to criminal groups. The homicide sparked protests and clashes in the state, where organizations like the CJNG, Los Caballeros Templarios, Los Viagras, Pueblos Unidos, and Los Blancos de Troya operate. Manzo had federal and municipal protection since 2024, reinforced in 2025.
During the presentation at the National Palace, Omar García Harfuch, head of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, announced that security in Michoacán is a national priority. He stated that the force from the Secretariats of Defense, Navy, Security, and National Guard will increase, coordinating with local authorities. “The president's instruction is to act with firmness, justice, and coordination,” he stated. At the request of the new mayor Grecia Quiroz, Manzo's widow, they will visit Uruapan this week to evaluate the strategy.
Sheinbaum described the plan as an integral strategy with 12 axes and over 100 actions, including mixed investment. “It is an integral strategy that upholds security with strategy, actions, justice, guaranteeing the rights of the people of Michoacán,” she said. She promised personal follow-up every 15 days and monthly reports in morning press conferences. “To all Michoacans, we say, you are not alone,” she affirmed.
On security, Ricardo Trevilla from Sedena outlined a regionalized strategy to stop violence generators and affect their economic capacity through seizures of drugs and weapons. Currently, there are 4,386 agents deployed, plus 1,980 arriving on November 10, and Operation ‘Contención’ with 4,140 elements to seal the state, in coordination with Colima, Jalisco, Querétaro, Guanajuato, State of Mexico, and Guerrero.
Other measures include permanent meetings with lemon and avocado producers to ensure their security, and actions in education, health, housing, and employment. Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla lamented the loss and emphasized addressing causes to help youth. Rosa Icela Rodríguez from Interior listed axes such as economic development, infrastructure, and welfare programs, with territorial presence of the National Guard starting next week.
