“I ask you to see me as an instrument of Carlos Manzo because I will follow his legacy, I will follow under his principles and his values,” Quiroz shouted. Regarding her meeting this Wednesday with President Claudia Sheinbaum, the councilwoman expressed that “it was not to go and bend the hands, it was to demand that she turn to see Uruapan”. In the previous days, security in the region was reinforced by elements of the Army, National Guard and municipal police, who permanently inspect people crossing the boundaries of the city of about 300,000 inhabitants. This Thursday, the state prosecutor's office identified a 17-year-old, who was shot dead after the attack, as the presumed murderer of Manzo and linked him with organized crime groups. The murder of the mayor after a public Day of the Dead event in Uruapan has generated strong indignation in Michoacán, where protests and clashes between protesters and police forces have been recorded. According to the Mexican government, Manzo had federal and municipal protection since 2024, which was reinforced at the beginning of this 2025. Several criminal organizations operate in Uruapan, including the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), the Knights Templar, the Viagras, United Peoples and the White Trojans. This Friday, thousands took to the streets of Uruapan, Michoacán, demanding security, justice and peace after the murder of the locality's mayor, Carlos Manzo, on November 1st while celebrating the Day of the Dead. Under the name of 'March for Peace and Justice', the demonstration was convened by the business sector, merchants and various associations, who completely closed the shops in the locality. With music, Mexican flags, banners, white clothing and hats, in honor of the councilor, the people paraded through the main streets of the city to the Plaza Morelos, where Grecia Quiroz, Manzo's widow and new mayor since Wednesday, gave a speech. “They would have to kill us all for this struggle to be able to stop (…)”. (EFE)
