Carlos Manzo
Carlos Manzo | |
|---|---|
| Municipal president of Uruapan | |
| In office 1 September 2024 – 1 November 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Ignacio Campos Equihua |
| Succeeded by | Hilda Flor del Campo Maldonado Medina (interim) |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies (9th federal electoral district of Michoacán) | |
| In office 1 September 2021 – 24 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ignacio Campos Equihua |
| Succeeded by | Esteban Rafael Constantino Magaña (alternate) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez 9 April 1985[a] Uruapan del Progreso, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Died | 1 November 2025 (aged 40) Uruapan del Progreso, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
| Political party |
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| Spouse | Grecia Quiroz |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente |
Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez[b] (9 April 1985[a] – 1 November 2025) was a Mexican politician best known for his outspoken stance against organized crime groups in Mexico. He served in the Chamber of Deputies for the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) from 2021 to 2024 and, in 2024, he was elected municipal president of Uruapan, Michoacán, as an independent politician.
As mayor, Manzo gained national attention after declaring a zero-tolerance stance against organized crime in the municipality; as a result, he received comparisons with Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele, although he rejected the analogy. During the evening of 1 November 2025 – Day of the Dead in Mexico – Manzo was shot and killed at a festival. His assassination drew widespread outrage in Uruapan and violent protests in Morelia, the state capital, and a nationwide protest is being called for 15 November.
Early and personal life
[edit]Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez was born on 9 April 1985[a] in Uruapan, the second largest city in the state of Michoacán.[4][5] He was the son of Juan Manzo Ceja, founder of the first gallery for visual artists in the city and who led a peaceful civil protest in 1992 denouncing a local electoral fraud.[6] Manzo Rodríguez earned a bachelor's degree in political science and public administration from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO), a Jesuit university in Guadalajara, Jalisco.[3]
Manzo was married to Grecia Itzel Quiroz García, who was a candidate for the Congress of Michoacán's 20th district (South Uruapan) in 2024.[7] They have two children.[8] At the time of Carlos's assassination, his brother, Juan Daniel, was serving as the deputy secretary of the Interior for the state of Michoacán.[9]
Political career
[edit]Manzo's first involvement in politics was with the youth branch of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).[6] From 2017 to 2018 he was an auditor with the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Michoacán.[10] In the 2018 general election, he competed to represent Michoacán's 9th congressional district (Uruapan) in the Chamber of Deputies as a non-party candidate, but finished with less than 10% of the votes cast in a six-way race.[11]
Manzo stood again for the same district in the 2021 mid-terms as the candidate of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) and was elected with 41.5% of the vote, beating eight other contenders.[12] During his term in the lower house, he proposed legislation to impose a penalty of between one and four years' incarceration, or a fine of between 180 and 360 times the daily minimum wage, on any person performing negligent discharge into the air; the initiative did not prosper.[13][14] He also served on the standing committees responsible for climate change and sustainability, health, and social security.[15]
On 25 November 2023, Congressman Manzo was detained by the National Guard in Uruapan after he reported that local non-traffic police officers had allegedly attempted to extort a woman traveling in her vehicle. Manzo stated that he was beaten up and was warned to "stop monitoring the police". He was released after residents protested against the National Guard, and his substitute deputy, Esteban Rafael Constantino Magaña, documented Manzo's condition on Facebook. According to Manzo:[16][17]
They beat me and arrested me illegally because they know I have constitutional immunity granted by the people of Uruapan. They don't want us monitoring them because they are stealing from avocado pickers. We're fed up. They threatened to kill me if they saw me patrolling the streets of Uruapan again. I hold the governor of Michoacán, Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla, and General [José Alfredo] Ortega responsible.[16]
Municipal president of Uruapan
[edit]Manzo resigned his seat in Congress on 27 February 2024 to compete for the municipal presidency of Uruapan in the 2024 election.[3][10] He originally sought Morena's nomination for the position, but lost to the incumbent, Ignacio Campos Equihua. Having been a critic of Campos's administration, he decided to run as an independent.[6] In the 2 June election, he obtained 66% of the vote in a six-way race and, in September 2024, took office as Uruapan's first independent mayor.[18][19][c]
In the context of the Mexican drug war, his administration adopted a hard line against organized crime, based on "direct confrontation".[10] Given the federal government's prioritization of criminal prosecutions over armed confrontations, that earned him the censure of President Claudia Sheinbaum.[18] Among other actions, he spent 50 million pesos (about US$2.6 million) on vehicles for the municipal police. His zero-tolerance strategy towards crime earned him comparisons with Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele, although he rejected the analogy.[20][21]
After a female municipal worker was killed on 21 May 2025, Manzo authorized the municipal police to use deadly force against criminals who attacked the public or resisted arrest. President Sheinbaum said he was wrong and that the rule of law must be upheld. In response, Manzo challenged her to resolve the crisis in the municipality with the federal government's "Hugs, not slugs" policy. "There can be no hugs for criminals," he said, and offered to step aside from his positon as mayor if she thought she could resolve the situation "with kind words and calls for surrender" without firing a shot.[22]
In September 2025, following the murder of a municipal police officer, Manzo canceled Independence Day festivities in the municipality – including the traditional re-enactment of the Grito de Dolores and a planned parade – and requested direct support from President Sheinbaum to contain the violence in the area caused by the presence of illegally armed criminal gangs.[23] The federal and state governments deployed 300 members of the security forces to the municipality on 30 September, but they were withdrawn two weeks later.[24] Manzo believed that the support was withdrawn as a consequence of his symbolic closure of the cable car construction project being carried out by the state government in the municipality.[d] The following month, he asked the federal government to provide the municipal police with military-grade weapons, including FN Minimi machine guns, to match those used by criminals.[25]
In a June 2025 Mitofsky poll exploring public perceptions of 150 of the country's mayors, Manzo received the 32nd highest approval rating. Although he never confirmed a candidacy, he was widely viewed as a potential candidate for governor in the 2027 state election.[26][27]
Assassination
[edit]
On 1 November 2025, Manzo attended the Festival de las Velas in the historic center of Uruapan, a traditional candle-lit Day of the Dead celebration in the city. At approximately 8:10 p.m. CST (UTC−6),[28] while he was with his family, observing the festival decorations and speaking with residents, Carlos Manzo was attacked and shot seven times. Three of the bullets struck him in the back and abdomen, the latter wound being the one that proved fatal, as he walked beside his son. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. He was 40 years old.[29][30][31] Víctor Hugo de la Cruz, a member of the Uruapan municipal council, and one bodyguard were also injured in the attack.[32][21]
At a press conference the following day, federal public security secretary Omar García Harfuch stated that Manzo's assailant had been killed by the security forces and that two other arrests had been made.[32][21][33] The weapon used in the attack, a 9 mm pistol, was later linked to two other incidents that resulted in three deaths and two injuries.[28] Harfuch also noted that Manzo had been under federal protection since December 2024 and that 14 National Guard soldiers and two vehicles had been assigned to him in May 2025, to complement his security detail of trusted municipal police officers.[34]
City trustee Hilda Flor del Campo Maldonado Medina was named as Manzo's interim successor, while his supporters called for his widow, Grecia Quiroz, to be appointed to complete his term in office.[35][36] Michoacán governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla confirmed that Manzo's replacement would be determined by his own independent movement, and a formal proposal to that effect was lodged with the state congress.[37] Quiroz is expected to be sworn as substitute municipal president on 5 November 2025.[38]
Quiroz met with President Sheinbaum at the National Palace in Mexico City on 3 November.[37] The following day, Sheinbaum announced the "Michoacán Plan for Peace and Justice", a security plan for the state including the deployment of the National Guard, more federal personnel, and the creation of a special unit at the state prosecutor's office.[39] The plan covers three broad thematic areas: security and justice, economic development with justice, and education and culture for peace. Meetings with the federal security cabinet will be held every two weeks, and an alert system for the state's mayors will be put in place.[40]
Reactions
[edit]Manzo was the seventh municipal president to be killed in Michoacán during the governorship of Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla (a member of Morena elected to a six-year term in 2021) and the country's sixth municipal president killed in 2025.[41][42]
At Manzo's funeral in Uruapan on 2 November, Governor Ramírez Bedolla was received with indignation by a crowd of hundreds of townspeople. Members of the public called him a murderer and demanded justice for the mayor's assassination.[43] The governor's security personnel advised him to withdraw after less than five minutes at the funeral home; Proceso also reported that Grecia Quiroz, Manzo's widow, had allegedly asked him to leave.[24] Thousands of people marched through the streets of Uruapan to accompany Manzo's body to its final resting place. Addressing the crowd at the city's main square, Quiroz called on them to continue defending their country "with tooth and nail".[44]
Protests
[edit]A protest march was organized in Morelia, the capital of Michoacán, on 2 November. Demonstrators chanted, "Claudia didn't listen and the government killed him". Later, a contingent – "numbering in the hundreds" – stormed the state government palace.[45] Armed with molotov cocktails, sticks, and stones, the protesters forced the building's main entrance and gained access to the government offices inside. They set fire to some of the furniture, threw other pieces down to the street below, and daubed slogans on the interior and exterior walls.[46] The police deployed tear gas inside the complex to disperse the protesters, and the building was placed under police guard;[47][48] eight people were arrested.[49]
A second march in Morelia was organized by students on 3 November,[50] during which a law student was injured in the eye by a rubber bullet.[51] Additional demonstrations took place in the Michoacán municipalities of Pátzcuaro, Zitácuaro and Apatzingán, with additional complaints condemning the killing of Bernardo Bravo two weeks earlier.[52] In Apatzingán, fourth largest city, protesters forced their way into the municipal palace and set furniture on fire.[53] Grecia Quiroz urged people to avoid violent demonstrations, saying it was not what her husband would have wanted.[54]
Social media users have organized a nationwide protest for 15 November, which will include cities such as Mexico City, La Paz and Cabo San Lucas in Baja California Sur,[55] and Zamora, Michoacán.[56]
See also
[edit]- List of politicians killed during the presidency of Claudia Sheinbaum
- Homero Gómez González – manager of El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Preserve in Michoacán, killed in 2020
- Hipólito Mora – founder of a vigilante self-defense group in Michoacán in response to cartel activity, killed in 2023
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c According to an interview with Manzo himself and his posthumous Facebook profile, he was born on 9 April 1985.[1][2]: 21:40–21:50 However, the Secretariat of the Interior's Legislative Information Service (SIL) gives his birthdate as 9 May of that year, and some news stories use that date.[3]
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Manzo and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
- ^ The 2024 general election also saw independent politician Guadalupe Mendoza Arias returned to Congress for Michoacán's 9th: the only candidate to win a seat without the backing of any of the country's registered political parties.[19] Both she and Manzo belonged to the Movimiento del sombrero ("Hat Movement"), a local grouping that also won two seats in the state congressional election held on the same day.[6]
- ^ See es:Teleférico de Uruapan on Spanish Wikipedia.
References
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- ^ a b c "Perfil: Dip. Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, LXV Legislatura" [Profile: Deputy Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, LXV Legislature]. Sistema de Información Legislativa (in Spanish). Secretariat of the Interior. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ "Dip. Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez". Currícula LXV. Chamber of Deputies. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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- ^ a b c "¿Quién fue Carlos Manzo, alcalde de Uruapan que mataron tras pedir ayuda contra el narco?" [PROFILE: Who was Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan who was killed after requesting help against organized crime?]. El Financiero (in Spanish). 1 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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- ^ a b "¿Quién es Guadalupe Arias y qué es el 'Movimiento del sombrero'?" [Who is Guadalupe Arias and what is the 'Hat Movement'?]. Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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- ^ a b c "Mexican mayor killed during Day of the Dead celebrations". The Guardian. 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ "'No puede haber abrazos': Alcalde de Uruapan reta a Sheinbaum a detener al crimen sin disparos" ["No hugs": Mayor of Uruapan challenges Sheinbaum to stop crime without gunfire]. El Financiero (in Spanish). 26 May 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ "Uruapan cancela el Grito de Independencia por violencia; alcalde pide auxilio a Sheinbaum" [Uruapan cancels Independence Day because of violence; mayor asks Sheinbaum for help]. Guardia Nocturna (in Spanish). 15 September 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ a b Martínez, Dalia (2 November 2025). "'¡Asesino!': abuchean y corren al gobernador de Michoacán del funeral de Carlos Manzo (videos)" ["Murderer!": Michoacán governor booed and chased from Carlos Manzo's funeral (videos)]. Proceso (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Martínez, Dalia (8 October 2025). "Alcalde de Uruapan pide al gobierno federal armamento de guerra para la policía municipal" [Uruapan mayor asks federal government for military-grade weapons for municipal police]. Proceso (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Hernández, Mario. "El movimiento independiente está vivo y va a ganar en 2027: Carlos Manzo" ['The independent movement is alive and will win in 2027', said Carlos Manzo.]. Mi Morelia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "Ranking Mitofsky de 150 Alcaldes de México" [Mitofsky Ranking of 150 Mexican Mayors]. Grupo Mitofsky (in Spanish). June 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ a b Duarte, Marco Antonio (3 November 2025). "Arma utilizada en asesinato de Carlos Manzo está relacionada con otros tres homicidios, afirma fiscal de Michoacán" [Weapon used in the killing of Carlos Manzo is linked to three other homicides, says Michoacán Attorney General]. Latinus (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "Muere alcalde de Uruapan, Carlos Manzo, tras ser atacado a balazos en Festival de Velas" [Mayor of Uruapan Carlos Manzo dies after being shot at Candle Festival]. El Financiero (in Spanish). 1 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Cirel, Alexa (2 November 2025). "Así fueron los últimos momentos de vida del alcalde Carlos Manzo, atacado después de cargar a uno de sus hijos" [The final moments of Mayor Carlos Manzo, killed after lifting his child]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Na'a, Joseph (3 November 2025). "Agresor de Carlos Manzo tendría entre 17 y 19 años; realizó 7 disparos" [The attacker who killed Carlos Manzo was reportedly between 17 and 19 years old and fired seven shots]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Siete Disparos, Cámaras de Grabación y Dos Detenidos; las Claves del Asesinato de Carlos Manzo" [Seven shots, CCTV cameras, and two arrests: Key elements in Carlos Manzo's murder]. N+ Noticias (in Spanish). 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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- ^ "Síndica será interina en Uruapa; esposa de Carlos Manzo, la sustituta" [The city trustee will assume the interim mayoralty in Uruapan; Carlos Manzo's wife might succeed him]. Quadratin (in Spanish). 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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- ^ a b Cirel, Alexa (4 November 2025). "Claudia Sheinbaum recibe en Palacio Nacional a Grecia Quiroz, viuda de Carlos Manzo" [Claudia Sheinbaum receives Grecia Quiroz, widow of Carlos Manzo, at the National Palace]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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- ^ "'Fuera, asesino': Insultan y corren a gobernador de Michoacán en el funeral de Carlos Manzo" ["Scram, murderer": Michoacán governor insulted and chased from Carlos Manzo's funeral]. El Financiero (in Spanish). 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Duarte, Marco Antonio (3 November 2025). "Marchan miles de personas en Uruapan; llueven reproches al gobernador en el funeral de Carlos Manzo" [Thousands march in Uruapan; governor excoriated at Carlos Manzo's funeral]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
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- ^ Segundo, JC (2 November 2025). "Manifestantes causan destrozos en Palacio de Gobierno de Michoacán" [Protesters cause destruction in Michoacán Government Palace]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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- ^ "Toman el Palacio de Gobierno de Morelia en protesta por el asesinato de Carlos Manzo" [Protesters take over Morelia Government Palace in response to the killing of Carlos Manzo]. López-Dóriga Digital (in Spanish). 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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