"Their motives aren't considered to be true," said Carballo. "The process is delayed due to the institutional process and biases in place."

The mayor of the Uruapan municipality, Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, was gunned down Saturday night in the town’s historic center. He was rushed to a hospital, where he later died, according to state prosecutor Carlos Torres Piña. A city council member and a bodyguard were also injured in the attack.

A shocking incident has reignited debate over presidential security in Mexico after President Claudia Sheinbaum was harassed and inappropriately touched by a man during a brief public walk in downtown Mexico City.

Peru broke off diplomatic relations with Mexico on Monday in the latest chapter of a years-long dispute stemming from Mexican support for left-wing politicians accused of plotting a 2022 coup in the South American nation.