Overview
- A viral video shows a merchant throwing an egg at councilor Anita Sánchez Guerra and the councilor responding with blows until National Guard and municipal staff intervened after minutes of tension.
- Senator Juanita Guerra Mena filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office alleging aggression and intimidation during the July 31 INAH-led tour.
- PVEM’s formal complaint calls for a federal investigation into alleged corruption and intimidation by municipal officials, yet authorities have not opened an official probe.
- Mayor Jesús Corona Damián defended the vendors’ right to earn a living and proposed creating a multifunctional center to organize ambulant commerce in Cuautla’s historic core.
- Cuautla ranks among Mexico’s municipalities with the highest rates of high-impact crime, highlighting wider security concerns underlying the confrontation.