According to figures reported by collectives, over 130,000 missing persons are registered in Mexico. In the context of citizen mobilization and high attendance in the area due to activities at the Banorte Stadium, the removal of missing person search flyers placed on nearby Light Rail installations was reported. The protesters stated that the removal of the search materials is interpreted, from their perspective, as a measure to improve the urban environment for an international event. For the collectives, the fact is part of a broader problem that, they report, involves a lack of sustained attention to disappearance cases, many of which remain unsolved for months or years. Official data evidence the scale of the disappearance crisis in Mexico. This scenario occurred after the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP) reported during the morning conference on March 27 that there are 132,534 missing person records in Mexico. The head of the body, Marcela Figueroa Franco, pointed out that 36% of these cases lack sufficient information to facilitate their search, based on data from the National Register of Missing and Unlocated Persons and the National Database of Case Files. Search collectives have indicated that many of these cases remain unsolved for months or years, a situation that motivated the mobilization near the stadium. About 10 women belonging to collectives from Mexico City gathered on Calzada de Tlalpan with banners, search flyers, and photographs of their relatives. Subsequently, they advanced in a peaceful march toward the stadium with the objective of making their cases visible to the attendees and international media coverage. The protest was led by Vanessa, mother of Ana Ameli, a young woman who disappeared on July 12, 2025, in the Ajusco area, in the Tlalpan mayor's office. While thousands of fans were preparing for the friendly match between Mexico and Portugal on Saturday, March 28, members of search collectives demonstrated in the vicinity of the Banorte Stadium, in the Coyoacán mayor's office, to demand progress in locating missing persons in the country. The mobilization took place hours before the match, in the context of activities related to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. During the demonstration, she pointed out the lack of progress in the investigations and the absence of information about her daughter's whereabouts. “They tell us to be patient, but how can you ask a mother who doesn't know where her daughter is to be patient?” she expressed. The protesters placed photographs, candles, and written messages on the pavement while chanting slogans related to the disappearance crisis.
