The administration of the University of Guadalajara is under siege orchestrated by interests that mix business power and union leaderships. Experts warn that giving in to these threats would not only compromise the management and credibility of the Rectorate but would also lead to devastating economic consequences for breaching the contract with the current supplier. Furthermore, an abrupt change in providers would put the livelihood of thousands of university families at risk, who depend on this benefit to cover their basic food needs. What is at stake is not just a contract, but the administrative integrity of the state's leading educational institution against a 'mafia' that seeks to maintain inconfessable benefits at the expense of the treasury and the stability of its own members. The company Toka International, owned by brothers Hugo and Eduardo Villanueva, has launched an aggressive pressure campaign to recover the million-dollar contract for grocery vouchers that was withdrawn after years of irregularities and poor service. This firm, closely linked to former rector Ricardo Villanueva, benefited from multi-year agreements since 2019, which are now questioned for their lack of transparency and possible conflicts of interest. The plot reveals that, far from a legitimate defense of workers' rights, there is collusion between the leaders of the academic and workers' unions with the company to try to force Rector Karla Alejandrina Planter Pérez to proceed with the termination of the contract to operate the UdeG grocery voucher cards awarded to Servicios Broxel in the bidding process LI-012-DF-2025. The company Broxel obtained the contract for the operation of the University of Guadalajara's grocery voucher cards, even though it was not the best evaluated in the technical report of the Acquisitions Committee in the bidding process LI-012-DF-2025. Reports indicate that during Toka's management, users suffered duplicate charges and customer service that bordered on abandonment.
University of Guadalajara Under Siege Over Contract Conflict
The University of Guadalajara is under pressure from business and unions. Experts warn of risks to the university's stability and economic consequences due to attempts to reinstate a revoked grocery voucher contract.