# Mexican Court Suspends Mega Aqueduct Project in Oaxaca

A Mexican federal court issued a provisional suspension of a controversial mega aqueduct project in Los Chimalapas.

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The Sixth District Court in Salina Cruz issued a provisional suspension of a mega aqueduct project connecting Santa María Chimalapa in Oaxaca to Veracruz on September 1, 2026. [^1]

Residents of 17 communities settled in the Los Chimalapas zone in the municipality of Cintalapa, Chiapas, marched to demand respect for their agrarian rights. [^2]

The Court announced that the lands occupied for more than 60 years are located in Oaxacan territory and not in Chiapas, contrary to the residents' beliefs. [^3]

Jesús Esteva González, president of the Comisariado de Bienes Comunales of Santa María Chimalapa, stated that the court admitted amparo case 583/2026 on August 27, 2026. [^4]

The Comisariado de Bienes Comunales of Santa María Chimalapa argued that the project threatens the Los Chimalapas rainforest and the Coatzacoalcos river basin. [^5]

The project aims to divert the El Corte river, which originates in the Los Chimalapas forest, to supply water for industrial parks and petrochemical plants in Veracruz. [^6]

In a statement, residents claimed that accusations by Chimalapas comuneros regarding the presence of Council members on their lands have resulted in threats, evictions, and the burning of clinics and public buildings. [^7]

Residents stated that since 2012, when the Court determined the sentence, there has been no response to their demands, turning the path to security into a cruel trap. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. The Sixth District Court in Salina Cruz issued a provisional suspension of a mega aqueduct project connecting Santa María Chimalapa in Oaxaca to Veracruz on September 1, 2026. (Oaxaca El Universal, News)
2. Residents of 17 communities settled in the Los Chimalapas zone in the municipality of Cintalapa, Chiapas, marched to demand respect for their agrarian rights. (El Universal, News)
3. The Court announced that the lands occupied for more than 60 years are located in Oaxacan territory and not in Chiapas, contrary to the residents' beliefs. (El Universal, News)
4. Jesús Esteva González, president of the Comisariado de Bienes Comunales of Santa María Chimalapa, stated that the court admitted amparo case 583/2026 on August 27, 2026. (Oaxaca El Universal, News)
5. The Comisariado de Bienes Comunales of Santa María Chimalapa argued that the project threatens the Los Chimalapas rainforest and the Coatzacoalcos river basin. (Oaxaca El Universal, News)
6. The project aims to divert the El Corte river, which originates in the Los Chimalapas forest, to supply water for industrial parks and petrochemical plants in Veracruz. (Oaxaca El Universal, News)
7. In a statement, residents claimed that accusations by Chimalapas comuneros regarding the presence of Council members on their lands have resulted in threats, evictions, and the burning of clinics and public buildings. (El Universal, News)
8. Residents stated that since 2012, when the Court determined the sentence, there has been no response to their demands, turning the path to security into a cruel trap. (El Universal, News)

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