The murder of the Mayor of Uruapan motivated the right to demand greater security guarantees and hold President Sheinbaum’s Administration responsible.
City of Mexico, 3 de November (SinEmbargo).- He murder of the Mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzoincreased pressure on the Government federal and strengthened the presence of the oppositionwhich requires greater guarantees of security to authorities y citizens. While, States Joined (EU) offered cooperation and the iglesia He called for immediate action.
The murder of Carlos Manzo occurred during Candle Festival in the center of Uruapan, Michoacan. Despite having protection federalthe Mayor was attacked in broad daylight, which showed failures in the protection schemes and increased pressure on the Security Strategy headed by President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.
Carlos Manzo, who was a local Deputy for Morena and then an independent Mayor, maintained a profile critical of organized crime and distant from traditional parties, which placed him in an uncomfortable position with various political actors. His murder is interpreted as a blow to those who have denounced the infiltration of crime in local governments.
Opposition accuses Manzo of abandoning him
The opposition reacted harshly, and immediately. The National Action Party (PAN), the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and the Citizen Movement (MC) accused the federal government of having left Manzo alone, despite his repeated complaints about the presence of organized crime in Michoacán.
The PAN stated that “the fear that Mexican families live with cannot continue.” “The Government must assume its responsibility and guarantee the safety of all,” he added. “From the National Executive Committee of the PAN we demand justice, and that peace and tranquility be returned to Michoacán and all of Mexico,” reads its position.
The PRI pointed out that “murdering an elected authority is a direct attack on the Mexican State and another example of the violence that continues to hit our country.” “We demand justice. That this crime does not go unpunished, and that the authorities act firmly and without delay to capture and punish those responsible,” he added.
Jorge Álvarez Máynez, leader of MC, highlighted that he had already made “public and institutional calls for the Government of Mexico” to reinforce the Mayor’s security in the face of the threats he had suffered “due to his frontal combat against organized crime.”
On social networks, figures such as legislator Lilly Téllez, Spanish Representative Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo and businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego linked the murder to institutional deterioration and the lack of guarantees for those who face crime.
“May God have in his glory Carlos Manzo, Municipal President of Uruapan, shot to death. Once again it is your fault @Claudiashein, you should leave now because you are incompetent and inhuman. God protect Mexico, which is in tyrant hands, and may he free us from Morena and her evil,” said Téllez.
For his part, Álvarez de Toledo pointed out: “President Claudia Sheinbaum demands apologies from Spain for those killed 500 years ago when she should offer them for the Mexicans who die today. Carlos Manzo, young and brave Mayor of Uruapan, last victim of the violence that bleeds Mexico. Rest in peace.”
Finally, businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego, owner of Grupo Salinas, replied to the statement from the Security Cabinet and wrote: “They have no mother. They asked for help everywhere and they were given nothing. Fucking shitty Government. Good for looting, bad for giving.” In a second post, he added ironically: “He voted for Claudia, and now he’s dead.”
Harfuch responds to US offer
Christopher Landau, US Undersecretary of State, expressed his condolences and offered to strengthen bilateral security cooperation.
“On this Day of the Dead, my thoughts are with the family and friends of Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico, who was murdered last night during a public celebration. May his soul rest in peace and may his memory inspire swift and effective action,” Landau wrote.
He added that his country “is willing to deepen security cooperation with Mexico to eradicate organized crime on both sides of the border.”
Along the same lines, Ronald Johnson, United States ambassador to Mexico, stated: “We are united with Mexico as sovereign partners and friends, with the firm commitment to ensure justice and strengthen the security that our communities deserve.”
Given these pronouncements, Omar García Harfuch, head of the Secretariat of Public Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC)responded that Mexico is open to all international collaboration:
“All cooperation is welcome, all of it. If they have information about it, of course we receive it. In this, as in any other case, since we work with close collaboration with them and with exchange of information. Of course, any type of information, not only from the United States, but from any security institution, will always be welcome. And we will always collaborate with all institutions, Mexican or foreign.”
Church demands to stop violence
The Catholic Church and civil organizations asked the Government to guarantee the rule of law and protect public servants. In a joint statement, they called to “reconfigure the security strategy” and address the most vulnerable areas of the country.
The Conference of the Mexican Episcopate (CEM) noted that “the cowardly murder of Mayor Carlos Manzo adds to a worrying chain of crimes against those who build peace and defend the dignity of their communities.”
“As a church, we raise our voices and ask to stop this fratricidal violence. We demand that the authorities decisively and intelligently assume their responsibility to guarantee security and the rule of law. We walk alongside our communities, offering hope, support and defense of life in each region of the country,” he added.
Funeral procession turns into protest
During the funeral procession, Manzo’s wife publicly denounced that her husband had requested additional protection without receiving a response. “They left him alone,” he said.
The ceremony became an act of citizen demand, with banners calling for justice and security for the country’s mayors.
The attack occurred around 8:10 p.m. on Saturday, November 1, when a man shot at least seven times at the Mayor during the Candle Festival. Manzo was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Security elements identified two men involved: one was arrested and the other neutralized. The next day, residents marched in Michoacán, where some demonstrations reached the Municipal Palace, causing damage to the site’s furniture.