EVEN a short walk in Tabasco can feel un-bearable. When Graham Greene visited Mexico 80 years ago, he lamented the tropical southern state's "blinding heat and the mosquito-noisy air" that left "no escape for anyone at all". Now Tabascans can at least endure the humidity with fans and air-conditioning. But half of the state's residents are poor and electricity prices are among the highest in the country. Twenty-three years ago a local politician decided to do something radical. Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (known as amlo), fresh from an unsuccessful run for governor, organised a campaign of "civiï resistance",instructing Tabascans not to pay their electricity bills.
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