Bacalar, Q.R. — A federal judge has granted a definitive suspension of the Sedena project being built along the lagoon. The Chetumal judge upheld a previous suspension against the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena) project issued last month.
Sedena had been subject to a provisional suspension since early April but defied that suspension and continued building. On May 7, the First District Court of Quintana Roo published the court ruling granting the residents of that municipality a definitive suspension of indirect Amparo proceedings 241/2025.
Residents filed for the suspension after federal authorities, primarily the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Sedena) and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat), begin construction without environmental studies. They also won a second temporary suspension against the housing project.
The Ministry of National Defense is building what they say will be a rest home for military personnel. The project was started in February without what is normally considered the necessary permits for construction.
Angry residents filed for the first temporary suspension in early April citing environmental damage. They are hoping to win a permanent suspension of the project since Sedena has not complied by having provided an environmental impact study before building.
