An official slide accidentally projected during a live broadcast from the state channel Canal Caribe revealed this Friday what the Cuban regime hides behind its municipal tours: the real purpose of Miguel Díaz-Canel's meetings with the Defense Councils is to prevent a social explosion.
The slip occurred at 6:33 in the morning during the program Revista Buenos Días, when in the background of an interview with two officials, an official presentation was visible with the following text: “COMPLIANCE WITH DIRECTIVE 2 OF THE CDN PRESIDENT AND ACTIONS IN THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND COMMUNICATIONAL SPHERE TO PREVENT A SOCIAL OUTBREAK”.
On the same day, Canal Caribe showcased Díaz-Canel's tour of Old Havana, Arroyo Naranjo, and La Lisa as an effort addressing "the current complex situation," emphasizing food production, services, and community relations.
The leaked image reveals that these visits have a purpose that is not publicly declared: to manage, from the political, economic, and communication spheres, the risk of a social explosion.
During the tours on this Thursday, the leader demanded that local authorities provide "definitive solutions" so that the more than 348,000 retirees in Havana can receive their pensions each month, and emphasized the importance of "maintaining citizen tranquility."
The regime's concern is not unfounded. In June 2026, there were 107 street protests in Cuba, a historical record and nearly double the previous maximum of 54 recorded in March, with 82 of those protests concentrated in Havana.
May had been even more tumultuous: 1,311 protests across the country, a 42% increase compared to April, according to data documented by independent analysts.
The triggers are the same as always: blackouts lasting up to 48 consecutive hours in Havana and 87 hours in Matanzas, shortages of food, water, and waste collection. Cubalex recorded 319 repressive events between June and mid-May 2026, including 135 repressive actions in prisons and streets just in June.
The "Directive 2 from the President of the CDN" mentioned in the slide refers to the National Defense Council, chaired by Díaz-Canel, which in January 2026 approved the plans for the transition to a State of War.
That the foundational document dates back to July 2021—the same month as 11J—and continues to be the current doctrinal framework in 2026 reveals the continuity of a strategy designed to manage social conflict through a territorial military structure.
On July 12, Díaz-Canel had already inspected the plans for the "Total People's War" in the Cerro municipality, demanding that the defense councils act "without waiting for further instructions" in the face of a possible exceptional situation.
The historian Rafael Rojas warned in May 2026 that the collapse of the regime could occur through "an uncontrollable social explosion", a scenario he deemed "very close."
The slide captured this Friday on state television confirms that the regime itself shares that assessment, although it does not admit it on camera.
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