Overview

• The Security Board approved a reinforced deployment of 1,800 National Police and 500 local personnel, an increase of roughly 300 and about 100 respectively compared with last year.
• Mayor María José Catalá requested the beefed-up plan, citing a tense climate linked to months of protests over the October 29 dana response and anticipated pro‑Palestine actions.
• The operation will cover the October 8 fireworks, the morning civic procession, and the afternoon demonstration to safeguard crowds and the ceremony.
• Borja Sanjuán will receive the Senyera at City Hall, carry it to the Cathedral entrance, and hand it to the mayor for the Te Deum while non-attending councillors wait at the Puerta Románica.
• Government delegate Pilar Bernabé said the device matches the circumstances and noted the Delegation does not advise on personal attendance decisions, after questions about President Carlos Mazón’s plans.