Mexico City Investigating Ultra-right Mayors in Connection with “Gen-Z” Shock Groups

BySandra Hernández García

This article by Sandra Hernández García originally appeared in the January 23, 2026 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper.

Editor’s note: Alessandra Rojo de la Vega and Mauricio Tabe Echertea have both made news for aggressive, hostile social media stunts against Latin American governments: in the case of PRI Mayor Alessandra Rojo de la Vega, she was responsible last year for illegally removing a sculpture of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara from a park in the Cuauhtémoc borough; while PAN Mayor Mauricio Tabe Echertea announced he was demanding the embassies of Cuba, Venezuela & Nicaragua be moved from the Miguel Hidalgo borough.

The Comptroller General of Mexico City launched two investigations in the Cuauhtémoc and Miguel Hidalgo boroughs following accusations against their mayors, Alessandra Rojo de la Vega and Mauricio Tabe Echartea, respectively, of summoning thugs and shock groups during the Generation Z march, which left more than 100 police officers injured.

According to the agency, last November it received a resolution approved by the plenary of the Legislative Branch, in which it made known facts allegedly constituting administrative offenses attributable to public servants assigned to both districts, for which reason it opened two files with number OIC/MH/D/0091/2025 and OIC/CUA/D/0459/2025.

The purpose is to initiate the necessary procedures and actions for the investigation and resolution of the case.

The agreement mentions a series of names of people who allegedly mobilized shock groups, thugs, and even informal merchants who went to the march under threats.

Those allegedly participating from the Cuauhtémoc mayor’s office included Rubén Jiménez Barrios, current leader of street vendors and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI); also council members Grecia Maribel Jiménez Hernández and Jean Leonet Jiménez Hernández, and the PRI’s political operations secretary, Erik Alejandro Jiménez.

Meanwhile, the mobilization was operated by Roberto Arceo Trujillo, deputy director in the district, and Alberto González Mancilla, former candidate for regional councilor of the PAN.

As well, the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) sent a document to the Congress of Mexico City in which it reports on the immediate psychological attention received by 263 police officers after their participation in critical incidents, such as violent marches, in which security personnel have been injured and several of them even hospitalized.

The document explained that the agency has a care system through which 24,000 services have been provided to active personnel, their families, and the public.

Additionally, working groups are being held with the Undersecretary of Government to address the concerns of public servants who participated in the demonstration on October 2nd, and to analyze their proposals so that the officers have the optimal resources for the performance of their duties.

According to the SSC, a total of 27,000 officers have received decorations, incentives and rewards for outstanding, heroic and/or exemplary actions.