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Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo, who called for brute force against cartels, was assassinated during a Day of the Dead celebration.

His killing was condemned by American authorities, who said the U.S. “stands ready to deepen security cooperation” with Mexico to fight cartels.

The shooting, which was captured on video, sparked national outcry.

MEXICO CITY — Carlos Manzo was famous in Mexico for saying what few other politicians would: That cartels operated with impunity and needed to be confronted with brute force. The mayor of a city in an avocado-growing region beset by crime and violence, Manzo suggested authorities should beat criminals into submission — or simply kill them.

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