Overview
- Local reporters and social media captured protesters surrounding Blanco's SUV on the Anillo Periférico Sur near Centro Cultural Ollin Yoliztli, where demonstrators sprayed blue paint on the vehicle and threw some stones during the encounter on Monday.
- Members of the Asamblea Antimundialista and nearby residents vocally accused Blanco of responsibility or complicity in the 2019 killing of activist Samir Flores, using chants such as “¡Samir vive!” and calling him “asesino.”
- Blanco briefly exited the vehicle to confront protesters, then returned to the car and left after the driver reversed over the median; there are no independent reports of injuries or arrests in the published accounts.
- The incident was documented in photographs and at least one social-media post that local outlets cited, and one report linked the action to a campaign called “Gol gana contra la FIFA.”
- The episode forms part of wider protests against hosting the 2026 World Cup in Mexico and could sharpen public scrutiny of the tournament and of past allegations about violence during Blanco's governorship.