How Trump’s Team Could Impact Anti-Crime Efforts in LatAm
As the new Trump administration takes office, Latin America braces for shifts in US policy, with organized crime high on…
Arévalo’s Budget Increase: Is the Guatemalan Government’s Search for Congressional Support Fueling Local Corruption?
In early May 2024, Guatemalan Finance Minister Jonathan Menkos submitted a proposal to Congress to increase the national budget by…
President Arévalo’s Counterproductive Stand-Off With Guatemala’s Attorney General
The viability of Arévalo’s anti-corruption agenda may rest on whether the president succeeds in removing Attorney General Consuelo Porras, whose…
Cementing Judicial Power: The Case of Néster Vásquez and Guatemala’s High Courts
On April 15, 2024, a seasoned Guatemalan magistrate, Néster Vásquez, became president of the country’s highest legal authority – the…
What Happened When Guatemala’s Interior Ministry Tried to Fire 102 Prison Guards It Accused of Corruption?
In June 2024, Guatemala’s Interior Ministry filed a legal complaint with the Attorney General’s Office against 102 prison guards it…
GameChangers 2024: Organized Crime Gets Political
Criminal organizations showed this past year that they pose a growing threat to democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean,…
Central America Primed for Coca Expansion, Study Finds
Nearly half of northern Central America has the ideal agricultural conditions for growing coca, the raw material for cocaine, according…
Arrests Shed Light on Abuse of Women in Guatemala’s Prisons
Guatemalan authorities have made multiple busts of prison guards involved in sexual exploitation schemes that victimize women behind bars, showing…
Warring Criminal Groups Are Targeting Civilians in Chiapas, Mexico
An intensification of violence in the southern Mexican border state of Chiapas is pushing the number of displaced and missing…
Attacks on Guatemala’s Anti-Corruption President Growing
The arrest of a cabinet member in Guatemala marks an ominous escalation of a spurious legal crusade aimed at derailing…