Overview
- In Gustavo A. Madero, the ban runs from 00:00 on Dec. 11 to 23:59 on Dec. 12 across twelve neighborhoods near the Basílica, including Martín Carrera, Estanzuela, Santa Isabel Tola, Tepeyac Insurgentes, Lindavista, Industrial, Vallejo, Siete de Noviembre, Guadalupe Tepeyac, Estrella, Aragón la Villa and Villa Gustavo A. Madero.
- In Magdalena Contreras, alcohol sales are halted across the borough from 19:00 to 23:59 on Dec. 11 and 12, with an extension through Dec. 15 in eight colonias: La Cuauhtémoc, El Tanque, San Jerónimo Aculco, La Cruz, La Guadalupe, Las Huertas, Subestación and El Gavillero.
- On‑premises consumption remains permitted inside specific venues, including restaurants, hotels, cantinas, pulquerías, bars, cervecerías, peñas, cabarets, nightclubs, discotheques, dance halls and cinemas that sell alcohol.
- Violations are sanctioned under the Civic Culture Law, with reported fines exceeding 5,000 pesos for individuals and up to tens or hundreds of thousands of pesos for businesses, potential closure, and administrative arrest ranging from 12 to 36 hours.
- Security operations include the Operativo Basílica with road closures near the shrine on Dec. 11–12, as the city prepares for more than 13 million visitors to the Tepeyac area.