the autodefensas claim the community was paid to protest by the templars.ut, off camera, they also admitted they had indeed detained the two men, and that one of the vigilantes had, in their own words, been too rough. as we prepare to leave michoacan, trouble is growing for the vigilantes. there are allegations of cartel affiliations and infiltrators, top leaders are fighting, and the government has made new demands to disarm. but still...their advance continues... today they are hoping to convince the indigenous town of cherato to work with them. word has spread that people here are distrustful of the well-funded autodefensa movement and their strategy of moving from town to town. >> before the rise of the autodefensas, the leaders here in cherato created a community police to protect the town from the cartels but there's a big difference between the movements - here, they defend their town, but they don't go on the offensive, and there are few weapons. >> in an effort to build trust, the autodefensas give the community police some of their bullets. >> aft

-- cartels and the templars themselves. former templars were part of the vigilantes. that's an interesting point. when you ride with them, when you are with the vigilante groups, there's all sorts of people - businessmen defending their own interests. children - we have witnessed how 15-year-olds have taken up arms to avenge family members, and you see people with a lot of criminal history. many have been in prison for drug-related crimes, it's difficult to know who is who and in the coming months, i am sure, more information comes out about who is leading the whole scene. >> you mentioned may the 9th as a deadline that the government set for vig lanty groups. assuming that they don't. what is the government prepared to do? >> it's not clear. in the past when they tried to disarm them by force, a firefight broke out and the vigilantes have been telling us, insisting they are not going to lay down wemons. the government is telling the vigilantes that they have to legal and is disarm -- and disarm by may 9th. teresa from "fau

the 18-hour journey takes us from the foothills into the rugged hearts of the knights templar territory, a cartel on the run, or hiding out in the months since vigilantes and police worked together. the first sign of trouble - radio chatter from cartel look outs. the foot soldiers, some barely 18, are sure they've been spotted. their leader says despite the danger, they must keep up the fight. >> translation: we don't want the knights templar to regroup. if they do, they'll put children in slavery. >> at a one-time camp for the cartel the leader meets the top authority. the police rely on the vigilantes knowledge of the terrain. at each stop the trail is going cold, a sign that the pray is ahead of them. their search is anything but stealthy. towards the end of the day, it's a telling moment. they come up on another group of vigilantes and suspect them of being member in disguise. such are common, hard to prove. no shot was fired. they diffuse the crisis and want to make clear who is in charge. >> if any of you search houses i'll [ bleep ] you up, and if you to do others, i'll [ bleep ]

it's a gruesome warning from the templars. the bodies were taken away by the authorities before we arrived, but people here tell me they expect little more from the investigation. in mexico, it's estimated 98% of crimes go unpunnished. failed by the state, the vigilantties say they have been left with no choice but to start a war. ♪ we are here to meet a wealthy farmer called paco. he left his orb charreds four months ago to coordinate vigilantes and i wanted to know why. many of the leaders are businessmen like paco. they own avocado plantations others are field workers or returning migrants. only of them are even professional mercenaries. we fallow the group as they patrol the area. it was immediately clear how much authority they have gained here. and the road they, toed this state prison van to stop. >> they believe some employees have been trying to get them out of this town, and that's why they stopped this car. >> the policeman put up no resistence. the power dynamic was obvious. >> nose sorts of seens are going on all

they chased out a cartel called the knights templar spirit of they terrorized the area, -- nice templarey terrorized the area. he is a wealthy avocado farmer. daughter was adopted and raped and murdered when her parents could not play. his youngest son was taken. they saved him. jesus wanted to fight back. i was terrified, he says. i knew that if others did not join me, the traffickers would kill my entire family. everyone answered my call. we have all been hurt by these people. the traffickers once ran the nearby town. this is the traditional silent easter per day -- parade. father salvador gonzalez was brave enough to match them. now he says the cartels are infiltrating the self-defense groups. traffickers always adapt, he says. they were procreating self-defense groups. we free ourselves from one mafia and another takes its place. fiesta. one of the villages where the knights templar's cartel remains popular. the cartel spent a lot of money here. it recruited young men. legalize marijuana would still be here when -- heroin, crystal meth, cocaine. arrest one liter and whoever is left

disarming especially in light of reports that a new cartel is forming from the ashes of the knights templar. earlier this year michoacan was enmeshed entangled in an open war involving the cartel, vigilantes and security forces. some called it a failed state. fearing they could lose their guns - thousands have chosen to follow the government's plan. after operating for so long outside the law, now these vigilantes are putting their faith in it. such scenes of mutual trust were unimaginable only months ago. steps away from the registration vigilantes are sitting for competency tests for the new force. some 2,200 have already applied. >> this a battle that neither the government nor we in the movement could carry out alone. but together, we can both fight organized crime. a sense of growing faith in the government. >> clashes between police and students in caracas, venezuela have left one dead and four injured. it began early thursday morning national guard troops rounded up hundreds of young anti-government protesters and dismantled their camps. demonstrators filled the streets of caracas fo

so-called self defense forces have been fighting the knights templar cartel for more than a year. adam rainey joined one group as they haunted for mexico's most wanted man. >> they fuel up for a long day. one of the last on the hunt for the most wanted man in mexico, the 18-hour journey takes us from the foot hills into the rugged heart of the knights templar. a cartel hiding out since vigil antes and please started work together. the first sign of trouble, radio shatter from cartel lookouts. the foot soldiers, some barely 18, are sure they have been spotted. their leader says despite at a time danger, they must keep up the fight. >> we don't want the nights templar to regroup because if they do, they will just put our children in labor. a one-time camp for the cartel, the leader meets the top authority in the area who is also hunting for la tuta. the police rely on the vigil ante's knowledge of the terrain. they spend the day looking for clues but at each stop, the trail seems to have gone cold, a sign that their prey is always a step ahead of them. and their surge is anything bu

now that the knights templar have largely disappeared, the government is telling the vigilantes to stand down. once registered vigilantes can keep their gun, but starting that saturday they can no longer patrol. they have to be folded into a new police force. >> we are going to keep working as rural police and defense forces. we are the people - legal and uniformed. >> the security commissioner says anyone patrolling without official authority will be arrested. >> translation: from my level any self-defence member carrying a gun, patrolling or ridding the streets of criminals without being in an official uniform or the authority from the state will be detained. >> some self-defence units are wary of disarming, especially in light of reports that a new cartel is forming from the ashes of the knights templar. earlier this year they were entangled in an open war. some called it a failed state. fearing they could lose their guns, thousands have chosen to follow the government's plan. >> after operating for so long outside the law, vigilantes are putting their faith in it. scenes of mutual tr

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. >> a group of armed vigilantes is trading machine gun fire with members of the knights templar cartel until early this year, the town of nueva italia in mexico's western state of michoacan was under the control of the cartel but after more than a decade of fear, something changed these men armed themselves, and town-by-town, they began to drive

jazeera america >> a group of armed vigilantes is trading machine gun fire with members of the knights templar cartel until early this year, the town of nueva italia in mexico's western state of michoacan was under the control of the cartel

an 18-hour journey takeses from the foothills into the rugged hearts of the knights templar. a cartel that has been on the run or hiding out in the months since vigilantes and police worked together. the first sign of trouble. radio chatter from cartel look outs. the foot soldiers - some barely 18 are sure they've been spotted. their leader says despite the danger they must keep up the fight. >> we don't want the knights templar to regroup. if they do. they'll throw children occupant. >> at a one time camp for the cartel the leader meets the top authority, who is munting. the police rely on the vij landies knowledge. they spend the day looking for clues on each stop the trail is cold, a sign that the pray is a step ahead of them. their search is anything but stealthy of the towards the end of the day a telling moment. they come upon a group of vigilantes with weapons drawn. they suspect them of being cartel members. suspicions are common, hard to prove. no shot was fired. the police commander diffuses the crisis and wants to make clear who is in charge. >> translation: if any

. >> a group of armed vigilantes is trading machine gun fire with members of the knights templar cartel until early this year, the town of nueva italia in mexico's western state of michoacan was under the control of the cartel

now that the knights templar largely disappeared, the government is telling the vigilantes to stand downce registered vigilantes can keep their guns, starting saturday, they can no longer patrol a self-defence unit. >> translation: we are going to keep working as rural police, rural defence forces. >> the security commissioner says anyone controlling without official authority saturday will be arrested. >> from may 11th any self-defence member carrying a gun, patrolling, ridding the streets without being in an official uniform or the authority of the state will be detained. some are wary of disarming, especially in light of reports that a new cartel is forming. earlier this year they were entangled in a war involving the cartel, vigilantes and a security force. some call it a failed state. thousands chose to follow the government's plan, fearing they could lose their gun. >> reporter: after operating outside the law, vigilantes are putting their face in it. scenes of mutual trust between the army and vigilantes was unthinkable months ago. vigilantes are sitting with competency tests. mor

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vigilantes amassed this fire appear for a war against the cartels but now that the knight's templar hasvirtually disappeared, the government has told the vigilantes to stand down. once registered, they can keep guns, but starting saturday can no longer patrol at self defense units. they have to be folded into a new police force. >> we're going to keep working as rural police, as rural defense forces. we are the people, legal and uniformed. >> the security commissioner says anyone patrolling without official authority after saturday will be arrested. >> from may 11, any self defense member carrying a gun, patrolling and trying to rid the streets of criminals on their own without being in official uniform or without the authority from the state will be detained. >> some self defense units are weary of disarming in light of reports that a new cartel is forming from the ashes of the knights templar. some called it a failed state. fearing they could lose their guns, thousands have chosen to follow the governments plan. >> after operating for so long after the law, vigilantes are putting thei

see you next >> a group of armed vigilantes is trading machine gun fire with members of the knights templar cartel until early this year, the town of nueva italia in mexico's western state of michoacan was under the control of the cartel

disarming especially in light of reports that a new cartel is forming from the ashes of the knight's templaran open war involving the cartel, vigilantes and security forces and some called it a failed state. , fearing to lose their guns they have chosen to follow the government's plan. after operating outside the law they are putting their faith in it. scenes of trust between the army and the vigilantes was unthinkable just months ago. steps away from the registration vigilantes are sitting for competency tests for the new force and more than 2000 have already applied. >> translator: this is a battle that neither the governor we in the movement can carry out alone but together we can both fight organized crime. >> a sense of growing faith in an increasingly present government, a government for years was absent from this violent corner of mexico, i'm with al jazeera in mexico. >> reporter: bus drivers in brazil have gone on a nationwide strike leaving over 2 million people struggling to get about. transporters say up to 9,000 bus routes have been effected in the city on thursday. people lined