Families of Mexico's Disappeared Launch Virtual World Cup Album as Jalisco Awaits Millions of Fans
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 4
Families of Mexico's Disappeared Launch Virtual World Cup Album as Jalisco Awaits Millions of Fans
2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 4
Summary
Families of disappeared crime victims in Mexico are filling a symbolic online World Cup sticker album to keep attention on relatives still missing as the tournament opens this month.
The campaign turns a celebratory soccer icon into a protest tool, arguing that World Cup festivities and infrastructure work risk obscuring the security crisis residents still face daily.
Jalisco officials, tourism operators and businesses want Guadalajara to project a safer image as visitors arrive, especially after tourists began returning following February's killing of a notorious trafficker by the military outside the city.
That push to showcase recovery now collides with families' demand that disappearances remain visible during an event expected to bring millions of fans to Mexico.