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Overview
- Protesters convened via social media by Generation Z marched on the Zócalo, where some tore down metal barricades outside the National Palace.
- Police responded with tear gas and fire extinguishers as demonstrators threw projectiles and fireworks, leading to injuries on both sides.
- Authorities reported at least 100 police injured, including 40 hospitalized, and about 20 civilians hurt, according to the Mexico City security chief and Reuters.
- Symbols tied to slain Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo, including straw hats and the One Piece flag, featured prominently, with chants calling for justice.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum labeled the call to march “inorganic” and “paid,” opposition figures such as Vicente Fox and Ricardo Salinas Pliego voiced support, and Uruapan mayor Grecia Quiroz said the Movement of the Hat was not linked to the capital protest.