Day 691 — Sinaloa Congress Unanimously Approves Rocha Moya's Indefinite Leave

On August 23, 2026 (Day 691, Sunday), the Sinaloa state Congress met in an extraordinary session and voted unanimously (all nine deputies present) to approve Rubén Rocha Moya's indefinite leave from the governorship, two days after he briefly returned to the post over a U.S. DOJ indictment tying him to the Sinaloa Cartel's "Los Chapitos" faction. Deputies deferred the question of who becomes interim governor to a Monday, August 24 session at 11:00 a.m., with General Secretary of Government Yeraldine Bonilla Valverde — who had already served as interim governor once, from May to August — administering the state in the meantime and seen as a likely pick to resume the role.