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In different parts of Mexico City, alleged fake vouchers from the Mercado, Comunidad y Abasto program have begun to circulate (MERCOMUNA) 2025, which has generated concern and mistrust among beneficiaries and small businesses. The documents, distributed on paper, lack the security measures that characterized previous editions of the program, which has facilitated their reproduction and has set off alarms in the community supply ecosystem.
According to technical analysis and reports published in the media, the company Previsión del Trabajo SA de CV (SURVIVED)—currently responsible for program operation MERCOMUNA 2025— would have printed and put into circulation vouchers that do not comply with the security standards established in the public tender LPN-SAPCI-001-2025. This situation has led to unauthorized copies and reproductions beginning to be detected in various parts of the capital, questioning the reliability of the paper and the control scheme used.
Independent technical experts indicate that the vouchers do not have eight of the fourteen required security measuresincluding microtexts, optical fibers and watermarks. The absence of these elements allows documents to be easily replicated with a simple home print, which increases operational and social risk. Affiliated businesses and voucher holders have expressed their discomfort and distrust, noting that the new vouchers “do not feel or look the same as the previous ones,” according to testimonies collected in different local markets.
Document security experts warn that the quality of the paper and the lack of visible locks on the vouchers SURVIVED represent a vulnerability that could lead to cheatsfalsifications and economic losses, affecting the supply chain and the reputation of the social program. The difference between the vouchers that PREVIVALE presented in the tender and those that it finally printed demonstrates a lack of control and internal technical supervision, which has revealed the company’s inexperience in programs of this magnitude.
On its official website, www.dictamen-mercomuna.com, the company itself keeps visible the expert reports and technical opinions that, far from supporting compliance, confirm the inconsistencies between the tendered documents and those currently delivered to citizens. The available information shows that SURVIVED failed to replicate the promised security measures, which exposes the fragility of its printing processes and compromises the traceability of the vouchers in circulation.
The operational inexperience of SURVIVEDadded to the absence of solid technical standards, has opened a debate about the appropriateness of their participation in high-impact social programs. In its first foray into this type of schemes, the company faces the challenge of regaining the trust of the beneficiaries and the authorities, in the midst of a growing environment of doubt and public verification.
Meanwhile, the market and community businesses remain cautious, verifying the vouchers that come into their hands one by one, waiting for the authenticity of the documents to be clarified and the security of a program that has historically been a symbol of local support and development to be restored.