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]

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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. · Oaxaca El Universal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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