Overview
- Thousands rallied in more than 50 cities to denounce violence, corruption and impunity under a banner promoted as “Generation Z.”
- In Mexico City, a hooded group pulled down barriers at the National Palace, prompting riot police to deploy tear gas and leading to street confrontations.
- Authorities reported about 100 injured police officers, roughly 20 injured civilians, 20 arrests and another 20 administrative detentions.
- Anger over the Nov. 1 assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo galvanized turnout, with slogans, banners and straw hats honoring the slain anti‑crime mayor.
- Organizers described the mobilization as non‑partisan youth activism, while attendance skewed mixed‑age as some Gen Z influencers withdrew support and older figures like Vicente Fox and Ricardo Salinas Pliego backed the marches.