Military Housing Project in Bacalar Resumes After Court Ruling

Bacalar, QR — A federal court revoked the judicial order filed against a military housing project on the Bacalar lagoon. The judicial order, which mandated its permanent suspension, was revoked earlier this month.

The court determined that the civil association that filed the injunction, Defending the Right to Live in a Healthy Environment AC, did not demonstrate a legitimate interest to request the suspension, despite its stated purpose of environmental protection.

According to the approved report, the organization did not prove that it lived near the affected ecosystem or directly represented local residents.

Construction of the military housing project quickly resumed along the shore of the lagoon despite citizen and environmental legal complaints.

The military rest home is being built by the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA).

On November 4, the First District Court also denied the definitive suspension that was being processed by 23 girls, boys, and adolescents from Bacalar legally represented by the Federal Institute of the Public Defense, which had been granted to also halt the SEDENA project.

According to Marco Antonio Núñez Hernández, commander of the Eleventh Naval Zone, “The current authorization supports the continuation of the project even though recently citizens have expressed their disagreement.”

He said that SEDENA has the necessary environmental impact permits to continue with the construction of the housing project.

He explained that the permits were reviewed and validated, allowing the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) to proceed “because the project respects applicable regulations and has supervision to avoid damage to the environment.”

The military construction project began in March 2025 and is reportedly intended to be a rest home for personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder.