COPARMEX said the SNA will usher in many beneficial changes, including shining a light on potential corruption and impunity and creating a legal and institutional framework to combat these kinds of violations.
Coparmex President Gerardo Gutierrez Candiani said the widespread violence is a greater burden to small- and medium-sized businesses.
The Confederacion Patronal de la Republica Mexicana (
COPARMEX) said the protests had prevented many businesses from shipping goods in and out of Hermosillo via Highway 15, causing significant economic losses.
Public Security Secretary Ramon Martin Huerta had been state government secretary during Fox's term as governor of Guanajuato, while Abascal had served as president of the powerful business organization
Coparmex (Confederacion Patronal Mexicana).