The spokesperson for the local government, Juan Bueno, expressed his displeasure at what he perceives as Óscar Puente's "special fixation" on Seville. Bueno described the minister's responses in the Senate as "grotesque" and showing a tone of "disregard" for the Sevillian tradition.
“"As a cofrade and a native of Valladolid, I don't know if the best way to defend religion is to privatize public space so that the citizens of Malaga or Seville cannot enjoy their Holy Week."
According to Bueno, Puente's statements demonstrate a "total lack of knowledge of Seville's reality," suggesting that the minister should be better informed before making such judgments. Puente's criticisms focused on the placement of fences in various city streets and along the Official Route during Holy Week.
The issue of the fences has been a recurring point of public controversy during the past Holy Week, with complaints ranging from those installed by the brotherhood itself in Alcázares street for the passage of the Macarena, to those in areas like Dos de Mayo next to the Postigo.
The lack of clarity regarding responsibility for placing these structures causes confusion among citizens. Both the City Council, through the Cecop, and the Government Subdelegation, with the National Police, and the Council of Brotherhoods, as the organizing entity for the fraternities, provide answers that do not clarify who is ultimately responsible for the location of the fenced or restricted sections.
