Sheinbaum in Puebla: Dialogue with Protesters

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum recounted her encounter with protesters in Puebla. During the event for delivering social housing, the demonstrators interrupted her speeches. After the event, the protesters waited for Sheinbaum to leave and were addressed by the head of state. 'You have to listen, because if you let yourselves be carried away by what they say, by anything, you have to listen,' the president added. During the delivery of the social housing, the protesters interrupted President Sheinbaum's speeches. After the event, the demonstrators awaited Sheinbaum's departure and were attended to by the head of state. 'You have to listen, because if you let yourselves be carried away by what they say, by anything, you have to listen,' Sheinbaum stated to the residents. And, accompanied by Governor Alejandro Armenta and other officials, she addressed the demands. The agreement centered on a commission that would address the protesters' demands to explain the benefits of the waste collection plant. This is how Sheinbaum's 'scolding' in Puebla went. The moment the president referred to was when she paused her speech and raised her voice to question the protesters. 'Over there they are protesting, because they say they are against the Welfare Pole.' The president, with a laugh, recounted how the situation occurred and said she had to raise her voice because they would not let her speak. 'They would not let me speak, so I had to raise my voice a little more for them to hear me, but in no way was I scolding them. In fact, if you listen to what I told them, it was, 'We are going to solve the problem, don't worry'; that's what happened,' she affirmed. Why were there protests during Sheinbaum's tour in Puebla? The protest focused on the construction of the Circular Economy Pole and a recycling plant. It is a project that will also be worked on and consensus will be reached with the communities. 'An open dump like that or a clean recycling plant?' the president asked. Sheinbaum denied that the projects are to take away their land from the residents and, on the contrary, assured that it will benefit the community. 'Don't let them fool you. What do you prefer?' President Claudia Sheinbaum recounted how she 'scolded' protesters in Puebla during her tour this weekend. The residents were protesting against the construction of the Economic Development Pole and a garbage recycling plant. 'Before we arrived at the event, the protesters were told that I was going to attend to them, that they had no reason to protest, that they could have their signs up, but that they should allow the housing delivery event to proceed without slogans, and that I would receive them at the end of the event,' the president said during her 'morning' conference this Monday, April 13. Sheinbaum said that prior to the event, her staff had agreed to a meeting with the protesters, but that they should not affect the public event.