Overview
- Authorities and media report roughly 100 injured police and about 20 injured civilians, with totals cited up to 120 and detentions ranging from at least 20 to as many as 40, and Clara Brugada says 14 officers remain hospitalized.
- Violence broke out at the Zócalo when masked groups tore down barricades at the National Palace; police used tear gas, hydrant trucks and extinguishers, and the Interior Ministry reported homemade explosives and cohetes were deployed.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum and Morena leaders allege the march was amplified by opposition figures, foreign right‑wing consultants, bots and paid influencers, referencing an Infodemia analysis, and they downplayed youth participation.
- Opposition parties and civic groups denounce police repression, demand investigations and the removal of commanders, and the Frente Cívico Nacional vows to keep mobilizing in public squares.
- The protests, which also appeared in cities such as Guadalajara, were fueled by outrage over the killing of Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo, with demonstrators displaying messages like “Todos somos Carlos Manzo” and symbolic cowboy hats.