Mexico City Maintains Operation to Order Street Vendors in Alameda Central; Limit Set at 70

Mexico City officials are continuing a stringent operation to control street vending in the Alameda Central, aiming to enforce a strict limit of 70 vendors. The Secretary of Government, César Cravioto, warned that the operation will persist until all vendors respect the agreement and the established cap, noting that three specific groups have rejected the number set by the local administration.

During a weekend operation to reorder the vendors, authorities observed that while most merchants adhered to the agreements, some began to break them and exceed the permitted numbers. "There were three groups that did not accept the number of people we had agreed upon and wanted to bring in 20, 25 each, from each of these groups, which would not generate this convenient number for the Alameda," Cravioto explained. "So, we did not allow these groups to enter. The other groups that did respect the number we had discussed were able to sell without any problem on Saturday and Sunday."

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There were three groups that did not accept the number of people we had agreed upon and wanted to bring in 20, 25 each, from each of these groups, which would not generate this convenient number for the Alameda. So, we did not allow these groups to enter. The other groups that did respect the number we had discussed were able to sell without any problem on Saturday and Sunday.

Adolfo Llubere Sevilla, the undersecretary of Alcaldías Programs and Public Space Reordering, previously stated that the number of permitted stalls would be reduced to 70, as this is "what Alameda can support." Speaking at a press conference alongside the Head of Government, Clara Brugada, Cravioto Romero indicated that meetings and dialogue with the vendors would continue in the coming days until leaders understand that the area cannot accommodate an "exacerbated" number of stalls.

"We have more meetings in the coming days and will maintain the operation until all leaders and vendors understand that the Alameda cannot withstand an exacerbated number of street vendors. We will continue talking with them to reach the number mentioned by the Undersecretary of Reordering, which is 70, let's say, from the vendors who have historically been there, plus feminist collectives," he said. On Monday, a group of vendors protesting these measures set up food stalls in the roadway on Avenida Juárez, facing the Palacio de Bellas Artes, for the second consecutive day.

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We have more meetings in the coming days and will maintain the operation until all leaders and vendors understand that the Alameda cannot withstand an exacerbated number of street vendors. We will continue talking with them to reach the number mentioned by the Undersecretary of Reordering, which is 70, let's say, from the vendors who have historically been there, plus feminist collectives.