On 17 March 2025, in Monteria (Cordoba), merchants and business owners marched to the city hall to protest the recent implementation of Regulated Parking Zones (ZER), arguing that it has negatively impacted their economic activity.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1. Summary

On March 17, 2025, merchants and business owners in Montería, Córdoba Department, Colombia conducted a peaceful protest march to city hall. They protested against the recently introduced parking restriction zone (ZER) policy, claiming it negatively impacts commercial activities. Current risk level is low.

2. Supply-chain impact

• Regional commercial activity constraints - Reduced customer accessibility due to parking restrictions in Montería's downtown commercial district and potential increase in logistics delivery costs
• Agricultural hub connectivity - Córdoba Department is a major agricultural and livestock region in Colombia; deterioration of Montería's commercial district functionality could indirectly affect regional agricultural product distribution networks
• Inland logistics flows - Need to monitor ripple effects of commercial environment changes in Montería, a key transportation hub connecting the Caribbean coast and inland areas, on regional logistics patterns

3. Watch points

• Policy modifications - Track the degree of parking restriction relaxation measures by local government or acceptance of merchant demands
• Protest expansion - Observe potential spread of similar commercial policy opposition protests to other cities within Córdoba Department or other regions of Colombia