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Protests and road blockades in Mexico

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Various regions in Mexico have experienced civil unrest and road blockades driven by diverse local grievances. In early November, residents in San Mateo Ixtacalco and El Mante staged protests over persistent water shortages and alleged government failures to provide potable water or adequate tanker services. In El Mante, the blockade was lifted following municipal dialogue and a proposal for alternating water supplies. Subsequent demonstrations in Mexico City and Puebla targeted different issues. In Mexico City, delivery workers from the Plataformas Unidas del Poniente collective blocked key access points in Santa Fe, including the Mexico-Toluca highway and Avenida Vasco de Quiroga. They are protesting a proposal by the Secretariat of Mobility (Semovi) that would require delivery motorcyclists to obtain special licenses and commercial plates, a measure they claim imposes excessive economic burdens. Protesters have warned of further actions if their demands regarding these administrative and economic burdens are not met. In Puebla, families of inmates from the San Miguel prison organized widespread blockades across the metropolitan area, including the Mexico-Puebla highway, Vía Atlixcáyotl, and Periférico Ecológico. The demonstrators allege systemic extortion, illegal fees for food and medicine, and the presence of criminal groups within the facility. They are demanding the removal of prison director Jorge Ortiz Delgadillo and certain judicial officials. While several ~~blockades~~ blockades, which included the burning of tires, were cleared following government negotiations and agreements to investigate the claims, the incidents caused severe congestion and required the intervention of state security forces. Additionally, indigenous groups conducted protests regarding environmental concerns at a landfill in San Pedro Cholula.

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