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Mexico City Mayor Proposes Metropolitan Police to Boost Regional Security
🇲🇽 Mexico /Crime & Justice

Mexico City Mayor Proposes Metropolitan Police to Boost Regional Security

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada proposed creating a Metropolitan Police force to enhance regional security strategy and intelligence sharing.
  • The proposal aims to improve coordination, eliminate gaps, and avoid duplicated efforts among metropolitan entities.
  • Brugada also advocated for a metropolitan plan for mobility and climate action, emphasizing the economic importance of the Mexico Valley region.

Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada has proposed the creation of a Metropolitan Police force, aiming to bolster the effectiveness of common security strategies, facilitate intelligence sharing, and coordinate operations across the region.

Our proposal is to advance on some lines of work. Three days ago, we were here in the State of Mexico, at the C5 of the State of Mexico, and we already advanced in creating the Metropolitan C5, which is very important. And I believe we must propose the creation of the Metropolitan Police, so that the common strategy can be more effective, share intelligence, coordinate operations, eliminate gaps and duplicities.

— Clara BrugadaProposing the creation of a Metropolitan Police force and highlighting recent progress on a Metropolitan C5.

Speaking at the First Ordinary Session of the Metropolitan Development Council of the Mexico Valley, Brugada Molina outlined her vision for enhanced regional cooperation. "Our proposal is to advance on some lines of work. Three days ago, we were here in the State of Mexico, at the C5 of the State of Mexico, and we already advanced in creating the Metropolitan C5, which is very important. And I believe we must propose the creation of the Metropolitan Police, so that the common strategy can be more effective, share intelligence, coordinate operations, eliminate gaps and duplicities," she stated.

Brugada highlighted the significance of the Mexico Valley region, which is home to nearly 23 million people, representing 17% of the national population and contributing 28% of the country's GDP. She noted that if it were a country, it would be the fourth-largest economy in Latin America. "If the Mexico Valley prospers, Mexico will prosper," she asserted.

If the Mexico Valley prospers, Mexico will prosper.

— Clara BrugadaEmphasizing the economic importance of the Mexico Valley region.

She also supported the expansion of the Metropolitan Zone to include 84 municipalities and welcomed the inclusion of Morelos, the municipality of Huitzilac, and several municipalities from Hidalgo into this geographical area. Brugada emphasized the need for modern approaches to metropolitan challenges, stating, "We cannot face 21st-century metropolitan challenges with administrative borders inherited from the last century. Our entities share the same reality."

We cannot face 21st-century metropolitan challenges with administrative borders inherited from the last century. Our entities share the same reality.

— Clara BrugadaArguing for integrated solutions to metropolitan issues.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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