Overview
- Clara Brugada publicly said the specific parcel in the Primera Sección of Bosque de Chapultepec is an "área de valor ambiental" where construction is not allowed and that her government has received a formal request from Sedena.
- Sedena's proposal calls for a 55,624 m² cultural-military complex housing a Museum of the Army, Air Force and National Guard and a National Center of Military History with an estimated cost of 1,658 million pesos and a 36-month build period.
- The contested polygon lies behind Campo Militar Marte and the Centro Cultural del Bosque stretching from Calzada Chivatito to Periférico, and no environmental authorization has been granted while Sedema evaluates the file.
- Neighbors and the PAN have opposed the project and local Morena deputies in the City Congress blocked a motion that would have urged Sedema to deny authorization, highlighting an intra-coalition political split.
- Sedena has said it has alternative sites and the outcome of Sedema's technical review could shape future use of park land and revive broader fights over development and conservation in Chapultepec.