Day 761: Sinaloa Congress Approves Rocha Moya's Indefinite Leave; Sheinbaum Says 'It's What's Best for Sinaloa'

The Sinaloa Congress convened an extraordinary session on Sunday, August 23, 2026 and unanimously approved both the record of Rocha Moya's August 21 return to office and his new indefinite leave request filed the following day — an unusual same-session double ratification. Congress scheduled a further extraordinary session for Monday, August 24 to formally name an interim governor. President Claudia Sheinbaum commented the same day that 'as he chose to return personally, it was also a personal choice to withdraw — it's what's best for Sinaloa,' while denying she had spoken to Rocha Moya directly about the decision. The reversal — barely 34 hours after his return — was widely attributed to continued pressure from Morena figures including Senator Ricardo Monreal and to the unresolved SDNY drug-trafficking indictment against him.