Fewer blockages or better narrative?
The federal government announced this Monday that road blockades were reduced by half after what they call “dialogue mechanisms.” From eleven interruption points at the beginning of the day, they went to five at the close. The figure sounds good in the bulletin.
But behind every number there are scared truckers. The National Association of Transporters and the National Front for the Rescue of the Mexican Countryside have been protesting for days. It’s not a whim.
They demand security from theft and extortion, less expensive fuel, and that agreements signed with the government last November be fulfilled.
While the authorities celebrate the “permanent coordination”, five roads remain collapsed. Baja California, Guanajuato, Michoacán, Tlaxcala and Morelos. Cities connected by frustration.
The most revealing comes at the end: the Government affirms that “there are not sufficient reasons for the protests”. Curious statement when thousands risk their livelihood on the asphalt.
The government asks to use “institutional channels.” The transporters remember that they already used them in November. And here we continue.
