Overview

• Mayor Aleida Alavez Ruíz announced the cancellation of the traditional verbena popular for the Grito de Independencia.
• Six planned local ceremonies were scrapped, leaving one civic event at the alcaldía’s central esplanade open to residents.
• The ceremony will be reserved and respectful, with no musical performances or fireworks.
• A monumental flag will be raised as a symbolic act at Periférico Oriente near Ermita Iztapalapa on September 15 at 10:00.
• Officials framed the move as a show of solidarity with those harmed by the Puente de la Concordia gas-tanker explosion.