‟Gendarming” Cyclical Businesses

MEXICO - Report 09 Sep 2014 by Mauricio González and Ernesto Cervera

Executive Summary Mexico’s Gendarmerie began operations in recent days as a new division of the Federal Police, an issue we analyzed in the politics section of our most recent monthly report, “Firming Up – But For How Long?” published September 3. The new corps’ mission will be to “protect certain productive activities of a cyclical nature such as tourism seasons or agriculture”. This focus is especially significant in that it marks the first time the authorities are trying to attend to security problems that affect not just individuals and the general population, but those that are specifi...

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