Overview

• The protest in Zinapécuaro began after the detention of two people allegedly linked to the taxi sector, according to police reports cited in local coverage.
• Demonstrators stopped a passenger bus near a toll booth and set it on fire; highway firefighters extinguished the blaze and no injuries were reported.
• Traffic on the Autopista de Occidente between Zinapécuaro and Maravatío was closed for hours while crews awaited tow trucks to remove the burned vehicle.
• Michoacán’s Secretaría de Seguridad Pública said Guardia Civil officers later detained seven men and removed seven vehicles on the Zinapécuaro–Acámbaro route near Araró, with vehicle flow reported as intermittent.
• La Voz de Michoacán reported that messages circulated on social media urged civilians and transport workers to join the blockade, attributing the calls to a criminal group.