Overview

• According to the witness, authorities pressed for calm because Andrés Manuel López Obrador planned to spend several days in Tabasco.
• Bermúdez was tasked with pacifying the state as violence escalated from an internal dispute in the group known as La Barredora.
• He sent an emissary to negotiate with Daniel Hernández Montejo, alias “El Prada,” then met with him directly, but the efforts failed.
• The witness account says Bermúdez resigned on January 3, 2024, following the unsuccessful attempts to contain the unrest.
• The late‑December turmoil included burned vehicles, attacks on businesses, shootings, and attempted prison disturbances after a December 22 attack on two alleged La Barredora operators.