On February 14, 2024, in Chilpancingo, the Catholic bishops of Guerrero said that they had met with leaders of criminal groups to seek peace. They were the bishops of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Ciudad Altamirano, Tlapa and Acapulco. The bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa said of the effort: “no se logró” (it did not succeed).
The next day, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador backed the talks. “Lo veo muy bien” (I think it is very good), he said. “Nada más que nada de acuerdos que signifiquen conceder impunidad, privilegios, licencias para robar” (Only no agreements that mean granting impunity, privileges, licenses to steal).
In the same days, a priest, José Filiberto Velázquez, mediated a truce between two armed groups fighting over Chilpancingo, Los Tlacos and Los Ardillos.