Overview

• Chiapas’ Health Secretariat issued circular No. IS/DIPRIS/AJ/187/2025 ordering a prohibition on alcohol sales from 18:00 on Monday, Sept. 15, to 14:00 on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025.
• The Chiapas measure cites Article 18 of the state health regulation and calls on municipalities to ensure compliance and publicize the rules.
• Licensed establishments in Chiapas may continue activities that do not involve selling alcoholic beverages during the restricted hours.
• Ecatepec’s council unanimously approved Agreement 200/2025 imposing a municipality-wide alcohol sales ban from 00:00 on Monday, Sept. 15, to 23:59 on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025.
• Mayor Azucena Cisneros said alcoholímetro operations will begin Sept. 15 and claimed prior festival bans cut crime by 65 percent, a statement reported without independent verification.