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The Governor of Ocotlán, Silvia Villaruel, Resigns After Scandal for Possession of Spider Monkey

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After recurring criticisms on social networks, the governor of Ocotlán Jalisco, Silvia Iliana Villarruel, asked for her license, and announced that she appeared before federal authorities for the allegations of having committed a crime. The official, akin to the Citizen Movement party, presented herself at a public event wearing a baby-dressed spider monkey calf and even repressed him with a fist to calm him down, “I have decided to separate mys…

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After recurring criticisms on social networks, the governor of Ocotlán Jalisco, Silvia Iliana Villarruel, asked for her license, and announced that she appeared before federal authorities for the allegations of having committed a crime. The official, akin to the Citizen Movement party, presented herself at a public event wearing a baby-dressed spider monkey calf and even repressed him with a fist to calm him down, “I have decided to separate mys…

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Silvia Iliana Villarruel, head of the Citizen Movement in Ocotlán, presented her resignation from the post after controversy over the video with a spider monkey. Silvia Iliana Villarruel was captured in an event with a spider monkey, which is in danger of extinction and cannot be a pet, since she incurs a federal crime.Silvia Iliana Villarruel presented her resignation as a leader of Ocotlán after being captured with spider monkeyIt was through …

Redacción / Grupo Cantón Silvia Iliana Villarruel Gutiérrez left her position as a regidora in Ocotlán, Jalisco, after images were disseminated where she appears with a spider monkey, protected species, which led to an environmental denunciation. Jalisco.- The regidora of the City of Ocotlán, Jalisco, Silvia Iliana Villarruel Gutiérrez, presented his resignation after the [...] The post Renunciation of Ocotlán after controversy for possession of…

Regidor Silvia Iliana Villarruel presented her resignation from office at Ocotlán City Council, Jalisco, after being caught beating a spider monkey during a cultural event at the House of Culture in Ocotlán. In her Facebook account she wrote: “I understand the outrage and anger that this fact has caused for what I have decided to separate myself from the office of ruler immediately,” and said that “when a mistake is made, there must be clear con…

A criminal complaint of the Profepa and the criticisms on social networks, were enough for the councilor for Citizen Movement in Ocotlán, Silvia Iliana Villaruel, to leave her office in the city hall. This after viralizing videos and photographs in possession of a...

The governor of Ocotl n, Silvia Iliana Villarruel, announced her separation from office, after she spread with a monkey at an event.

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Azteca Jalisco broke the news in on Friday, February 13, 2026.
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