Silvano Aureoles, former governor of Michoacán, has been pointed out as part of a "narcoparty" and represents a real threat to Mexico. Aureoles stated that if Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla won the elections in Michoacán, organized crime would return to the state and that his election would mean the return of a governor appointed by crime. Therefore, he demanded the annulment of the elections to prevent the return of a "narcogovernment."
The Attorney General's Office accused Silvano Aureoles of causing an economic detriment to the Mexican State of more than 3 billion pesos through the overpriced construction of seven National Guard barracks. This led to the opening of an investigation that revealed a financial disaster in Michoacán, with delays in teacher payments and a situation of technical bankruptcy.
In a statement in June 2021, Aureoles asserted that he would not hide or evade justice and that he would always be in Michoacán to defend himself. On that occasion, he anticipated that the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador would seek his imprisonment once he left office. Aureoles claimed that organized crime had penetrated all levels of government in Michoacán.
The former governor was defiant against the accusations against him, even expecting that actions would be taken against him for openly speaking about his accusations towards Morena. Aureoles hinted that the authorities would use any reason to imprison him for considering Morena a party associated with drug trafficking.
