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Third Anti-Gentrification March Heads to U.S. Embassy with Provocation Warnings

Officials will accompany Saturday’s march from Hemiciclo a Juárez to the U.S. Embassy under a new protocol designed to prevent provocations.

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Overview

  • Frente por la Vivienda Joven plans to depart Hemiciclo a Juárez at 14:00 on July 26 to demand rent freezes and activation of idle housing units.
  • Government Secretary César Cravioto warned that the chosen route appears intended to provoke security forces and spark confrontation.
  • Head of Government Clara Brugada pledged to respect peaceful protests and avoid obstruction under the newly calibrated accompaniment protocol.
  • Secretary Pablo Vázquez Camacho explained that police may enter UNAM grounds only if authorized by a competent authority, requested by the university or faced with a high-risk situation.
  • Officials and organizers said the tightened measures aim to avert the vandalism and property damage that affected the two previous marches in Roma, Condesa and at UNAM.