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Mexico City Megamarch Marks Oct. 2 From Tlatelolco to the Zócalo

City officials imposed rolling closures with transit warnings as Comité 68 leads a memorial demanding accountability for state violence.

Overview

  • The main march was scheduled to depart Plaza de las Tres Culturas at 4 p.m. and follow Ricardo Flores Magón, Eje Central and 5 de Mayo to the Zócalo.
  • Authorities reported progressive road closures across the historic center and Tlatelolco and urged drivers to use routes such as Insurgentes, Circuito Interior, Reforma and Izazaga.
  • Metro and Metrobús operators cautioned that key central stations could close temporarily, including Zócalo/Tenochtitlán, Allende, Bellas Artes, Hidalgo and Tlatelolco, with updates to be confirmed on official channels.
  • Turnout was expected in the thousands, with local reports citing at least 8,000 participants and early-day concentrations, cultural acts and union and student contingents joining the memorial.
  • Organizers called for a peaceful march, asked the city not to deploy riot police at Zócalo access points, tied demands to Ayotzinapa and Gaza, and noted city-backed cultural programming such as a Cineteca film cycle.