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Mexican lawmaker and former Veracruz education secretary Zenyazen Escobar found dead

From El Universal · () Spanish

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  • Zenyazen Escobar García, a federal lawmaker from Morena and former Veracruz education secretary, was found dead in La Gloria, in the municipality of Puente Nacional.
  • Escobar previously led a teachers’ dissident movement and served in the state government under former Governor Cuitláhuac García Jiménez.

Zenyazen Escobar García, a federal lawmaker from Mexico’s Morena party and former secretary of education in Veracruz, was found dead on Friday.

Police reports said the body of the former teachers’ union leader was discovered in the community of La Gloria, in the municipality of Puente Nacional, between the state capital Xalapa and the port of Veracruz.

Escobar had led a dissident teachers’ movement before becoming Veracruz’s education secretary under then-Governor Cuitláhuac García Jiménez, who was regarded as his personal friend. His appointment drew criticism, including references to his earlier work as a stripper in his hometown of Córdoba. He also faced repeated allegations of irregularities while serving in office.

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