PAN: Court Ruling Endangers Cancún’s Jungle

Mexico City, Mexico — Federal Deputy Ernesto Sánchez Rodríguez of the National Action Party (PAN) has accused the Judicial Branch of endorsing the destruction of the jungle, following the rejection of an injunction against the Cancún multimodal cargo terminal.

The injunction was filed by the Mexican Center for Environmental Law (Cemda) last September, with the aim of forcing the Army, which is responsible for the project, to comply with environmental protection measures or, alternatively, to suspend the work. According to the organization, this work is being carried out without the authorization for a change of land use on forested terrain.

"Once again, we see how justice aligns with the interests of Morena, and not with those of the citizens or the environment," asserted the legislator.

He stated that the Maya Train threatens ecosystems and the quality of life, and he demanded remediation for the environmental damage it has caused in Quintana Roo.

He specified that the National Action Party seeks to prevent Quintana Roo from being an "entity kidnapped by Morena," where, he said, "the environment has been relegated to a secondary concern."

"Governor Mara Lezama will have a lot to explain once she leaves office; Morena's justice system destroys, and there are no conditions for a climate of order; the Maya Train is a project that harms the environment," he stated.

The deputy also called on environmental organizations to appeal to more "entities of justice" to stop the works associated with the Maya Train.

The injunction was rejected last week by Judge Tania Gabriela González Rosas, who argued that the Cancún multimodal cargo terminal is no longer part of the original Maya Train project.

The judge's ruling has sparked controversy in recent days, as Tania Gabriela González Rosas served until last February as the director of the Institute of Patrimonial Legal Security of Yucatán, under the administration of Joaquín Díaz Mena, the Morena party governor of that state.