Overview
- The mayor of San Miguel Amatitlán was shot dead on Saturday in Oaxaca's Mixteca region, with reports using the names Jose Angel Bravo Martínez and Joel Bravo Martínez.
- Oaxaca prosecutors said they immediately activated protocols for high‑impact crimes and dispatched investigators and forensic teams to the scene.
- Tactical units were deployed to seal escape routes while the national Security Cabinet sent additional forces and pledged that "there will not be impunity," but no motive or arrests have been announced.
- PAN said the mayor had told authorities weeks earlier that he feared for his life and had requested state protection, exposing gaps in how threats to local officials are handled.
- The killing fits a wider pattern of violence against local politicians in Mexico, with at least 60 targeted deaths recorded in 2025 and active cartel presence in Oaxaca that raises risks for rural mayors and could prompt intensified federal scrutiny during the World Cup.