In 2018, violent marches in the capital amounted to 18 cases and by 2024, an election year, there were 31. In 2025 there will be 28 demonstrations with incidents, such as the one that occurred this Saturday within the framework of the mobilization of “Generation Z.”
Mexico City, November 18 (However).- Wearing black clothing, muffled and armed with hammers or some object to hit, the so-called “black block” has become a constant in the marches of the Mexico City. Whether it is the historic commemoration of October 2, the cry for justice for the Ayotzinapa case or, as happened this weekend, in a mobilization of the “Generation Z” On the right, individuals who identify themselves as part of this “black bloc” movement have made an appearance in at least 125 protests in which they have caused destruction or, like this Sunday, attacks were perpetrated against police officers.
He Counter Extremism Project (CEP, a non-profit, non-governmental organization, states that the “black block” It is an international protest movement formed by violent anarchists who seek, primarily, to eliminate the power of governments and financial institutions in the global system.” The “black bloc,” he adds, “is, above all, a tactic, not a cohesive group.”
He National Intelligence Center of Mexico In turn, anarchist groups have been identified in at least 14 states of the country, characterized “by their violent actions, graffiti, fires, detonations of explosive devices and firearms,” among them “black bloc” groups.
The information provided by the authorities of Mexico City shows how this movement has been constantly present in commemorations such as June 10, when the Corpus Thursday Massacre is remembered; on October 2, the day of the Tlatelolco Massacre and on September 26, in memory of the 43 Ayotzinapa normalistas who disappeared in 2014.
The “black bloc” has also had a presence in the 8M marches, however in this case organizations such as Amnesty International have pointed out that in these mobilizations not all women who dress in black belong to this movement.
Now, the figures from the Secretary of Citizen Security of Mexico City itself, provided via transparency and with a cut-off date of last October 18, show how in the last three years the majority of violent marches that the authorities link to the black bloc have been concentrated.
In this way, while in 2018 and 2019 there were 6 mobilizations for each year with effects such as graffiti and damage, in 2020 a significant rebound was recorded with 18 cases, which by 2021 decreased to 10 and in 2022 to 7.
However, in 2018, violent marches in the capital increased again with 18 cases, which by 2024, the electoral year, totaled 31. In this 2025, the report records up to October 18, 28 demonstrations with incidents, such as the one that occurred on October 2 when these groups caused destruction in a peaceful march, such as those that occurred in the Tlatelolco Cultural Center, erected precisely in memory of the victims of the ordered massacre. in the Government of Gustavo Díaz Ordaz. In that same mobilization, police officers were injured.
To this year’s cases we must add what happened this weekend, as part of the attacks committed by a group of armed men who tore down the fences that protected the National Palace and attacked elements of the capital’s Police, leaving 100 police officers injured and 19 subjects detained. Of the injured uniformed officers, 60 were treated at the scene for minor injuries and 40 were taken to a hospital to receive care; Of them, 29 have already been discharged.
In another report, the Government Secretariat of Mexico City indicated that it only had a record of 29 demonstrations “where the self-proclaimed ‘Black Block’ was present, including rallies, blockades, parades and concentrations.
The CdMx Government reported that during the progress of the mobilization, around a thousand masked people entered the Zócalo, ‘who, in a violent manner, tore down the fences of the National Palace with hammers, chains, pliers and the launch of explosive projectiles.’
The Head of Government Clara Brugada reported this Monday at a press conference that 41 people were presented before the Civic Court. Another 29 were sent to the Public Ministry, and of these four were presented to the Cuauhtémoc 4 Agency; ten more to Cuauhtémoc 8, and seven to Venustiano Carranza 3.
Of the total number of cases referred to the MP, 19 people were declared not responsible and 10 cases were dismissed, when it was determined that the conduct corresponded to minor injuries that heal in less than 15 days.
“There are no arbitrary arrests, the people who are detained are for alleged crimes,” he said. In addition, he explained that there is the case of a 50-year-old person, a supporter of generation Z, who injured a policewoman, who remains in the hospital with a broken collarbone.
Clara Brugada explained that the purpose of those who committed such acts of violence had two main objectives: To make it appear that a huge number of people are against the 4T and to create a narrative of repression by the CdMx Government. In both cases, the capital president stated, the purpose was not achieved.
“We saw many images of violence against the police, and the result was more than 100 police officers beaten, 14 remain hospitalized, all with injuries, blows, burns and some very serious,” said the capital’s president.