Overview

• Residents of El Ocotito blocked both toll and free lanes of the Autopista del Sol on August 6 in two phases, halting traffic from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• About 400 protesters paused the action at midday for talks but resumed when officials failed to present a concrete security deployment plan.
• Demonstrators cited recent armed incursions in the Sierra de Chilpancingo that have resulted in mutilations, forced displacement and over 12,000 reported highway robberies in Guerrero last year.
• The Guerrero government affirmed its commitment to direct dialogue without intermediaries, denied any collusion with criminal groups and reiterated a zero-tolerance policy.
• Protesters say they will maintain pressure until federal forces establish a mixed operations base of the National Guard and Mexican Army in the region.