The scenario suddenly changes in Tequila
The lights suddenly went out in City Hall. The arrest of Mayor Diego Rivera Navarro (Morena) by federal authorities was not an isolated act—three key officials fell with him. And now, the municipal theater is empty.
The Ministry of Public Security of Jalisco has already made moves. The state police took full control of the municipal police station. Patrols, emergencies, everything. Juan Pablo Hernández, head of the agency, confirmed it bluntly.
“The State Police will be in charge of security in Tequila while an administrative and weapons review is carried out,” he declared.
This is not temporary. The intervention will be “indefinite.” They will review how that police station operated and reorganize it from scratch. Meanwhile, the municipality remains under state custody.
And now, who governs?
With the mayor and his three pillars (Public Works, Cadastre, Public Security) behind bars, the council must call an urgent session. They need to appoint an interim mayor and call alternates.
But here comes the political drama. If Morena tries to appoint someone similar to Rivera Navarro… the PAN threatens to request the dissolution of powers. They want the state Congress to intervene and impose a governing board.
What began as a federal arrest turned into a full-blown institutional crisis. Security intervened, government decapitated, and a partisan battle for control. The curtain fell on an act, but the performance is just beginning.
