It would somewhat defuse, by the government making itself less armed-to-the-teeth, the anxiety of those who mistrust the benevolence of the federales.

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Even when law enforcement is legitimately fighting the cartels, firefights have broken out between cartel members and Federales in the middle of towns like Monterrey, Acapulco and Cancun.

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La idea es que las industrias de Detroit (Michigan) como GM accedan a los fondos federales hasta ahora destinados a entidades financieras y empresas de seguros como AIG.

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The federales left the next day.

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