MEXICO · CITY OPERATIONS
Key Facts
—The countdown: Mexico City opens the FIFA World Cup with Mexico against South Africa at Estadio Azteca on June 11, with the tournament 12 days away.
—The encampment: The CNTE teachers’ union began a plantón on Calle 5 de Mayo in the Centro Histórico on May 25, with no agreement reached in talks at the federal interior ministry.
—The disruption: CANACO CDMX, the city’s chamber of commerce, has estimated lost sales of around 39.5 million pesos ($2.3m) per day across 3,624 affected commercial units.
