Mayoral candidate Miguel Ángel Zavala was brutally slain in Maravatío, Michoacán
Attack on Morena Mayor in Taxco, Guerrero Not Linked to Previous Violence
In a shocking turn of events, Mario Figueroa Mundo, the mayor of Taxco in Guerrero, was attacked mid-February. The exact nature of the injuries sustained during the attack remains undisclosed. The attack occurred in the municipal head of Maravatío, a different Mexican state from the previous attacks mentioned in this report.
The Maravatío Municipal Police launched an operation to locate and arrest the alleged perpetrators of the attack, but no further information about them or the outcome of the operation has been provided. Cartridges of a short weapon were found in the area, suggesting a violent encounter.
In a separate incident, Miguel Angel Zavala Reyes, a doctor specializing in gynecology and a candidate for the mayor of Maravatío by the Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena) political party, was murdered in broad daylight in Maravatío, Michoacán on February 26, 2023. The source of the information is OEM and Michoacan Post.
Initially, the Michoacan prosecutor's office suggested that the violent actions against Figueroa were due to an armed robbery. However, the attack has not been linked to the murder of Dagoberto García Rivera, a leader of Morena in the municipality of Maravatío, who was found dead on November 4, 2023. Eduardo No was arrested by the Michoacán Prosecutor's Office in connection with the disappearance of García Rivera.
On February 20, the mayor himself shared a statement acknowledging that he was attacked. Witnesses reported that two people got out of a vehicle and assaulted him. The article does not provide any details about the connection between the attacks on Figueroa Mundo and the political party Morena.
Zavala Reyes was seeking to be the mayor of Maravatío and was a Morena politician, as stated on his Facebook page. The body of García Rivera was found in the town of Ucareo, about half an hour away from Maravatío. The article does not mention any connection between the attacks on Figueroa Mundo and the murder of Zavala Reyes.
This series of violent incidents highlights the ongoing challenges faced by political figures in Mexico, particularly those affiliated with Morena. The investigations into these incidents are ongoing, and more information is expected to be released in the coming days.
