Mexico City’s main plaza, the Zocalo, was rocked by riots over the weekend as Mexicans are getting increasingly frustrated with the power the cartels have and federal government not aggressively responding to them.
- The spark that lead to the explosion of violence outside the National Palace started in the state of MichoacΓ‘n: The mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo, was gunned down in front of his family during Dia de Muertos, once of the biggest holidays of the year.
- Manzo had been an outspoken critic of the cartels and President Claudia Sheinbaum...
The Mexican War on Drugs was started in MichoacΓ‘n when the president ordered the military into the state in 2006.
Sheinbaum has repeatedly said her administration will not pursue a similar war because it resulted in too many deaths...
Sheinbaum has repeatedly said her administration will not pursue a similar war because it resulted in too many deaths...
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