Michoacán

Uruapan mayor Grecia Quiroz challenged Michoacán Congress president Baltazar Gaona to resign for investigation. She offered to do the same.

12 июня 2026 Сообщено ИИ

Baltazar Gaona García, a PT deputy and head of the directing board, permitted a narcocorrido to be performed during a session at the Michoacán Congress.

A 15-year-old student shot and killed two teachers at Antón Makárenko high school in Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, during an argument on Tuesday, March 24. State prosecutors detained the suspect and launched a homicide investigation. Michoacán's education secretary expressed regret over the incident.

20 февраля 2026 Сообщено ИИ

The Electoral Institute of Michoacán (IEM) has ordered Senator Gerardo Fernández Noroña to remove videos and posts against Uruapan's mayor, Grecia Quiroz, for misogynistic expressions and gender-based political violence. Noroña complied by deleting the content but denied any harassment and stated he will continue criticizing public figures. The controversy arose after the assassination of her husband, Carlos Manzo, in November 2025.

Officers from the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection detained Yesenia ‘N’, personal secretary to Uruapan's mayor Grecia Quiroz, for her alleged link to the murder of former mayor Carlos Manzo on November 1, 2025. The arrest took place on January 8, 2026, in municipal offices. She was handed over to the Narcotics Investigation and Prosecution Unit of Michoacán's Attorney General's Office.

28 декабря 2025 Сообщено ИИ

Raúl Meza Abonce, a 28-year-old man, regained his freedom on December 27 after nearly two months in detention for joining a protest in Morelia demanding justice for the murder of Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo Rodríguez. While still linked to proceedings for sabotage and damages, authorities changed his precautionary measures to allow him to continue the trial at liberty. The case highlights tensions over violence and insecurity in the state.