President Claudia Sheinbaum has endorsed Senator Imelda Castro as Morena's candidate for the 2027 gubernatorial election in Sinaloa, describing her as a woman with years in the transformation movement who loves the state and its people.

Castro, who has also been named State Coordinator for the Defense of the Transformation and National Sovereignty of Morena, will be accompanied by National Guard elements during her travels in Sinaloa.

The read here is that the pairing of a federal security detail with a freshly endorsed candidacy is unusual enough to notice, though the numbered facts do not say who ordered the arrangement or why it was put in place.