Overview
- Residents from Acachuén marched Wednesday to Chilchota, forced their way into city hall, and set furniture on fire.
- Protesters also torched at least two delivery trucks on the Zamora–Morelia highway, including a Sabritas vehicle.
- The actions followed a May 6 attack that killed two people, as communeros accused municipal police of aiding the assailants and called for the mayor’s resignation.
- Demonstrators demanded immediate protection from state and federal authorities, yet Michoacán’s government had not set a formal dialogue table as of Thursday.
- A weeklong road blockade continued while allies rallied in Morelia and Huáncito, and residents linked the violence to CJNG and Cárteles Unidos that they say have displaced communities in the region.