The Invisible Hierarchy: How Power Is Structured Inside a Cartel On the surface, cartels appear chaotic: armed convoys, ambushes, improvised checkpoints. But beneath that visible violence operates a precise, almost bureaucratic machinery — one where every level has a specific role, and power is exercised through both fear and strategy. […]
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How the Unión Tepito Recruits Street Workers into a Network of “Chacales” in Mexico City
Across the 16 boroughs of Mexico City, around 2,000 “franeleros” (parking attendants) are active, according to the Secretariat of Labor and Employment Promotion (STyFE). The Cuauhtémoc borough concentrates the largest share, with 781 registered attendants, over 40% of the total. Between September 2023 and January 2025, the Secretariat of Citizen […]
