Mexico City boosts personnel in Alameda, Historic Center amid vendor surge

Mexico City authorities have reinforced security personnel in the Alameda Central and the Historic Center by adding 10 officers to increase presence amid a rise in street vendors. The government is actively working on relocating these vendors to designated spaces, including areas within the Metro system.

"We have operations every day, and we will work with the groups for their relocation to the spaces we have secured in the Metro. That is very important; and we have also reinforced the number of colleagues in that quadrant to ensure greater presence," stated Government Secretary César Cravioto.

Cravioto responded to accusations made by Cuauhtémoc mayor Alessandra Rojo de la Vega, who alleged that 'Morena mafias' were charging street vendors for operating spaces. Cravioto countered that members of the Sánchez Barrios family, who are linked to prominent merchant groups and have caused difficulties, are part of the demarcation's team and support Rojo de la Vega. He pointed out that PRI council members supporting the mayor are the sons of a major vendor in the area.

EL UNIVERSAL previously reported that Rojo de la Vega claimed mafias connected to Morena were exploiting informal vendors. She accused the central government of lacking interest in reorganizing vendors in key areas like the Monumento a la Revolución, Paseo de la Reforma, Alameda, Avenida Insurgentes, and Eje Central.

Regarding feminist vendors in the Alameda Central area, Cravioto mentioned that three have agreed to relocation to the Metro, and efforts are underway to convince others. The government secretary had previously announced a reorganization and reinforcement of the strategy against informal commerce in the zone, with a meeting scheduled for that week. Daily supervision is also being conducted in Alameda Central to prevent the overflow of informal commerce.

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We have operations every day, and we will work with the groups for their relocation to the spaces we have secured in the Metro. That is very important; and we have also reinforced the number of colleagues in that quadrant to ensure greater presence.