Overview

• Residents, intellectuals and solidarity activists have held weekend demonstrations at Jardín Tabacalera calling for the immediate reinstatement of the Fidel Castro and Che Guevara sculptures.
• The Movimiento Mexicano de Solidaridad con Cuba led a July 26 protest marking the Moncada assault anniversary and pressing city authorities to sanction Mayor Alessandra Rojo de la Vega.
• Morena legislators, headed by Víctor Hugo Romo, filed a formal complaint with the Secretaría de la Contraloría General accusing the mayor of violating federal and local heritage protection laws.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum denounced the borough’s action as illegal in her morning press conference and reaffirmed that public patrimony cannot be auctioned.
• Mayor Rojo de la Vega defends her decision under Article 53 of the Mexico City Constitution, citing irregularities in the statues’ 2017 acquisition and asserting borough autonomy over public assets.