The son of former Guatemalan president Álvaro Arzú Irigoyen (1996-2000), Alvaro Arzú Escobarconfirmed this Wednesday that his US visa was withdrawn after voting in Congress in favor of the withdrawal of immunity for several electoral magistrates. Arzú Escobar, current deputy, told journalists that the ban on entering the United States was made official for him, … Read more
The president of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, spoke this Tuesday with the elected president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo de Leónand conveyed the concern of the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) about the “judicialization” of the elections in that Central American nation. Peña, who holds the rotating presidency of Mercosur, spoke on his account … Read more
This Friday, Brazil asked Guatemala to honor the Democratic Charter of the Organization of American States (OAS) to guarantee the transition in power and stop the Prosecutor’s Office’s attempts to annul the results of the elections. The Brazilian Government repudiates the recent statements by members of the Public Ministry of Guatemala, indicating that the electoral … Read more
The Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment of the United States, Jose Fernandezmeets this Monday with the elected president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo de León, in the Central American country. José Fernández arrived in Guatemala last Sunday for a two-day visit that, according to a statement from the State Department, … Read more
The former Guatemalan official Luis Miguel Martínez Morales assured, after being sanctioned in accordance with the ley Magnitsky by the United States, that the North American nation is manipulated by “resentful leftists.” Martínez Morales, who according to several sources is one of the closest people to the Guatemalan president, Alejandro Giammattei, indicated in a press … Read more
After learning that the United States government sanctioned him for corruption, Miguel Martínez, former head of the Government Center, assures that history is not written about lists. His reaction, published on his social networks, refers to the fact that this Friday the United States included him on the list of those sanctioned with the Magnitsky … Read more
Pablo Tabares Martínez, alias “El Compadre”, of Mexican nationality, was transferred by elements of the Civil national police (PNC) and agents of the General Directorate of the Penitentiary System (DGSP), from the Mariscal Zavala prison, zone 17 of the capital, to the Guatemalan Air Force (FAG), zone 13 of Guatemala City, to hand him over … Read more
The Telematics Control Unit (UCT) of the Ministry of the Interior (Mingob) reported that to date, 19 people are using the aforementioned control and monitoring device, because they were benefited with substitute measures by the Judicial Branch (OJ). The Director of the UCT, Alejandro Quevedo, indicated that 1 device has been installed in June, 3 … Read more
The Deputy Director of the Civil national police (PNC), David Boteo announced that the cocaine trade has decreased, and that it is the gangs who, due to connections with the Mexican drug cartels, try to bring in new narcotics, according to anti-narcotics authorities. From this account, they have identified that there is a new drug … Read more
Philip Gordon, National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harriswill carry out an official visit to Guatemala and El Salvador between this Monday and Tuesday, according to a diplomatic source. Gordon will be accompanied by a delegation of high-level US officials. Among these is the deputy administrator of the United … Read more