The Guatemalan leader declares that the country is at a pivotal moment in its relations with the United States during a Council of the Americas forum
In the face of multiple global crises that disproportionately affect women, integrating the commitment to inclusion and equity into public budget planning in Latin America and the Caribbean is key for regional development
Authorities have issued an epidemiological alert for Guillain-Barré Syndrome, which causes paralysis and has left five dead
President Arévalo and his team are learning to swim among sharks. His first steps have been between tentative and erratic. The highly-anticipated green spring has been cloaked in gray, due to the entrenchment of corrupt actors in the country’s institutions
EL PAÍS entered the Mariscal Zavala military prison where the journalist has been jailed for the last 18 months. The international community hopes he will be released under the Bernardo Arévalo administration, but he remains calm: ‘I’m ready to spend three months or 100 years here’
The president wants to ‘make the election transparent.’ Recognized ancestral authorities will seek to occupy the governorships for the first time
The progressive, pro-government legislators are waging a legal battle. They have until the end of the month to reestablish themselves as an official bloc in Congress
Bernardo Arévalo has failed in two attempts to see eye-to-eye with Consuelo Porras. He can’t immediately remove her, but is seeking another way to get the prosecutor out of office
Hundreds of people who do not have the resources to carry on their journey to the United States or to return to the south are stuck in the Central American country. They are left to rely on charity and precarious jobs to continue financing their dream
After nearly two weeks in office, dark clouds of unease loom over the new administration
The official has been called to the presidential office to present a detailed report on different issues during her term at the head of the under-fire Public Prosecutor’s Office
Only about 20% of the extortion cases are attributable to gangs, while the rest are gang ‘imitators,’ Interior Minister Francisco Jiménez said
Washington said ‘credible information’ indicates the former president ‘accepted bribes in exchange for the performance of his public functions during his tenure’
The Colombian president left Guatemala City to an ovation after refusing to leave until the inauguration of his counterpart had gone ahead
During the last five months, the new president has repeatedly faced attempts by a sector of the judiciary to derail the transition of power
In an interview with EL PAÍS, the president of Guatemala — who was sworn in on Sunday — discusses the efforts to stop him from taking power and the challenges his government will face
Citizens and international leaders supported the president-elect in the face of last-minute obstacles to prevent him from being sworn in
The incoming administration, a legislative minority, will govern in an environment of confrontation with the Guatemalan prosecutor’s office
The progressive sociologist will take the reins of the country after overcoming numerous judicial attempts to invalidate his victory. His promise to fight corruption will be heavily challenged
The indigenous peoples have led a powerful movement to defend democracy against judicial attacks to try to invalidate the elections. The government now has the challenge of not leaving them behind
A shelter with headquarters in the Mexican capital and on the border with Guatemala offers a temporary home for those fleeing homophobia
The president-elect will assume power in the Central American country on January 14 amid enormous expectations. He will seek to make deep changes after almost half a year of overcoming obstacles and denouncing a coup d’état against him
A delegation of top U.S. officials will visit Mexico for talks on how to enforce immigration rules at the two countries’ shared border
U.S. authorities encountered nearly 140,000 unaccompanied minors at the border with Mexico in fiscal year 2023
The landmark verdict marks a monumental step in a four-decade struggle for Indigenous land rights and a long, bitter legal battle which has at times spilled into the streets of northern Guatemala
The decision by the highest court of justice will contain, for now at least, repeated attempts by the attorney general’s office to reverse the election victory of the president-elect
On the occasion of her participation in the National Summit of Elected Women of Colombia, organized by U.N. Women, the former president of Chile talks about what it is like to be a woman in politics, the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza and the authoritarian drift in Latin America
