Sheinbaum’s mañanera in 60 seconds

• 🕊️ Government presents progress under Plan Michoacán for Peace and Justice: The mañanera focused on advances made over the past year under the plan, which the government devised after the assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo on Nov. 1, 2025. President Sheinbaum said the presentation would cover areas other than security.
• 📊 Sheinbaum says Plan Michoacán is 67% complete: The president said 1,680 of more than 2,500 “actions” under the plan have been completed.
•  💰 Planned investment more than doubles to 118 billion pesos: Sheinbaum said 118 billion pesos (US $6.3 billion) is slated for Plan Michoacán between 2025 and 2030, up from the 57 billion pesos originally announced. She said 72.43 billion pesos, or 61% of the total, has already been spent.
•  🎪 115 “Well-being Fairs” held across all 113 Michoacán municipalities: Interior Minister Rosa Icela Rodríguez said residents completed more than 1.1 million administrative procedures at the fairs over the past year, including ones that facilitated access to welfare programs.
•  🛣️ 41 billion pesos invested in Michoacán highways: Infrastructure Minister Jesús Esteva said the government is upgrading 411 kilometers of highway, with the government and private sector investing more than 41 billion pesos (US $2.2 billion) in six projects.
•  🏭 Work on Bajío Industrial Park to start this month: Deputy Economy Minister Luis Rosendo Gutiérrez said 9.3 billion pesos (US $498.5 million) will be invested in the park in Zinapécuaro, which will primarily cater to the agroindustrial and automotive sectors.
•  🎓 795,000 Michoacán students receive government scholarships: Education Minister Mario Delgado said primary, middle school, high school and university students all receive monetary assistance, funded with an investment of 5.7 billion pesos (around US $306 million).

Why today’s mañanera matters  

A presentation on the progress made under “Plan Michoacán for Peace and Justice” over the past year was the central focus of President Sheinbaum’s Wednesday morning press conference.

The government devised the plan in response to the assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo on Nov. 1, 2025, and general insecurity in Michoacán.

At the start of her Wednesday mañanera, the president noted that today’s presentation would focus on progress in areas other than security. She said that an update on the security situation in Michoacán would be presented at her press conference next Tuesday.

Data presented at Sheinbaum’s Oct. 13 mañanera showed that homicides in Michoacán declined 40.3% in the first nine months of 2026 compared to the same period of last year.

The president was accompanied on Wednesday by various high-ranking officials, each of whom spoke briefly about Plan Michoacán initiatives.

Today’s mañanera allowed the government to both highlight progress on the plan and explain how funds have been spent. Sheinbaum characterizes her weekday press conferences as exercises in transparency, a principle she says is central to her administration.

115 ‘Well-being Fairs’ held in Michoacán 

Interior Minister Rosa Icela Rodríguez reported that 115 “Ferías del Bienestar,” or “Well-being Fairs,” were held across all 113 municipalities of Michoacán over the past year.

She said that officials helped Michoacán residents complete more than 1.1 million trámites (administrative procedures) at the fairs, including ones that facilitated their access to government welfare programs.

Rodríguez also noted that Michoacán residents exchanged 673 firearms for cash over the past year under the Sí al Desarme, Sí a la Paz (Yes to Disarmament, Yes to Peace) program. Those exchanges, she said, will save lives.

Key advances under Plan Michoacán 

Officials presented key advances under Plan Michoacán across a range of areas. Not all of the investment they outlined is directly linked to Plan Michoacán funding. Summarized below are the presentations made by 10 officials.

• Deputy Economy Minister Luis Rosendo Gutiérrez reported that work will start this month on the Bajío Industrial Park in the municipality of Zinapécuaro. He said 9.3 billion pesos (US $498.5 million) will be invested in the project. The industrial park will primarily cater to the agroindustrial and automotive sectors.
• Agriculture Minister Columba López reported that more than 177,000 residents of Michoacán are working in the government’s reforestation/employment program called Sembrando Vida (Sowing Life). She said the government is investing almost 2.2 billion pesos (US $117.9 million) in the program in Michoacán this year.
• María Luisa Albores, director of the Mexican Food Security agency (Segalmex), reported that the government has purchased more than 63,000 tonnes of corn directly from some 2,400 small-scale farmers in Michoacán.
• Environment Minister Alicia Bárcena reported that the government is investing 168.2 million pesos (US $9 million) in “sustainable forestry” projects in Michoacán.
• Energy Minister Luz Elena González reported that more than 1,200 electricity projects have been completed in Michoacán, increasing electricity coverage to 99.99% of homes in the state. She said that 508 million pesos (US $27.2 million) were invested in the projects.
• Tourism Minister Josefina Rodríguez reported that more than 2.46 million tourists visited Michoacán between January and August. She said tourist numbers increased 10.1% compared to the same period of last year. She said that tourism-related spending injected more than US $186 million into the Michoacán economy between January and August.

  

• Infrastructure, Communications and Transport Minister Jesús Esteva reported that the government is upgrading 411 kilometers of highway in Michoacán. He said that the government and the private sector are investing more than 41 billion pesos (US $2.2 billion) in six highway projects in the state.
• Welfare Minister Leticia Ramírez reported that the government is spending more than 30.4 billion pesos (US $1.6 billion) on welfare and social programs in Michoacán in 2026. She said that more than 1 million Michoacán residents benefit from the programs, which include pension schemes, educational scholarships and the distribution of fertilizer to farmers.
• Education Minister Mario Delgado reported that over 795,000 students in Michoacán receive government scholarships. He said that primary school, middle school, high school and university students all receive monetary assistance. He said that the scholarships are funded with an investment of 5.7 billion pesos (around US $306 million).
• IMSS Bienestar director Alejandro Svarch reported that a new hospital focused on the treatment of addictions had opened in Apatzingán. He also reported that a mental health center had opened in Huetamo. The combined investment in the two projects was 76.1 million pesos (US $3.6 million).

118 billion pesos in investment planned for Plan Michoacán by 2030 

Presenting Plan Michoacán on Nov. 9, 2025, Sheinbaum described it as a “comprehensive strategy” and told reporters that it was based on 12 central tenets and included “more than 100 actions.”

Her presentation on Wednesday showed that there are, in fact, more than 2,500 Plan Michoacán “actions,” 1,680 of which have been “completed.” Sheinbaum said that represented progress of 67%.

She also said that 118 billion pesos (US $6.3 billion) is slated to be invested in Plan Michoacán between 2025 and 2030, the final year of her six-year term. That amount is more than double the 57-billion-peso investment that was originally announced.

Sheinbaum said that 72.43 billion pesos has already been spent on the plan. That amount represents 61% of the projected total.

Sheinbaum said that Plan Michoacán involves “very intense work” that is coordinated by the Interior Ministry. She also said that all of the federal government ministries have a “permanent presence” in Michoacán, one of 23 Mexican states governed by the Morena party.

By Mexico News Daily chief staff writer Peter Davies (peter.davies@mexiconewsdaily.com)