The Ministry of the Interior (Segob) reported that agricultural producers and transporters agreed to remove the highway blockades they had maintained at various points on Mexican highways since November 24
In a statement, the Ministry of the Interior (Segob) indicated that the sector’s leaders were presented with a package of programs and institutional actions aimed at addressing their main demands.
In addition, he indicated that three working groups were set up with specific focuses, such as road safety, to address concerns about crime and risks on journeys ; legal regulations on water, in order to clarify doubts about current regulations, especially relevant to the agricultural sector; and attention to issues in the countryside, related to production, support and regional needs.
The federal agency emphasized that the protesters pledged to lift the blockades and end the disruption to the free movement of the population and restore access for emergency services and essential transport, and stressed its willingness to follow up on the agreements.
For its part, the National Association of Carriers (ANTAC) indicated that, among the agreements reached at the meeting on the issues of transport, owner-truck drivers and operators, were the closure of irregular access points to reduce risk zones, the renewal of licenses and the streamlining of procedures such as the re-registration of vehicle registration .
It was also proposed to request state congresses to create specialized prosecutors’ offices against transportation crimes, and it was agreed that states should not intervene in federal highway sections with checkpoints, mobile units or nighttime inspections, except in coordination with the National Guard and state corporations.
The association emphasized that a security meeting will be convened with the National Guard and the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) to analyze the sections with the highest incidence of crime against transporters in order to strengthen protection and guarantee safe conditions on federal routes.
The demonstrations by farmers and transporters demanding greater security and better prices for agricultural products, which began on November 24, included 26 simultaneous road blockades in at least 17 states of the country .
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