Central America
Minister of Security of Argentina, Patricia Bullrich, held a meeting with the Attorney General of El Salvador
The Minister of Security of Argentina, Patricia Bullrich, continued on Monday with her agenda of meetings with the Security Cabinet of El Salvador, this time with Rodolfo Delgado, head of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR).
Bullrich is in the country to know the key details in the work model implemented by the President of the Republic, Nayib Bukele, with which he has achieved a historical reduction in violence and crime in El Salvador
“We have had the enormous honor of receiving the entourage sent by the President @JMilei, led by the Minister of Security of the Argentine Nation @PatoBullrich,” Delgado posted from his account on the social network X.
“We appreciate the opportunity to exchange experiences, in the fight against organized crime and the strategy that is leading us to success in our country struggle, against gangs. We hope to continue working hand in hand, to continually strengthen our States, in the face of the threats of organized crime,” the prosecutor added.
This weekend, Bullrich visited the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (Cecot) accompanied by Gustavo Villatoro, Minister of Security of El Salvador, the megaprison built under the mandate of Nayib Bukele and that works as part of the strategies to eradicate the gangs of the territory Salvadoran.
Last February, Bullrich held a brief meeting with President Nayib Bukele. The official posted on her X account a video about the meeting with the president Salvadoran emphasizing the desire of the current Argentine government to resume the strategies of El Salvador to fight crime.
“From a daily massacre and a country controlled by the maras (criminal gangs) to a society where life is taken care of. An experience where people are cared for and the offender is not welcome. That’s where we go!” the Argentine minister published on her X account after the meeting with Bukele.
The meeting between Bullrich and Bukele took place within the framework of the Political Conference of Conservative Action (CPAC), in which Bukele participated as a special guest, the achievements in public security that he has El Salvador and that they have led him to position himself as the safest country in Latin America.
Central America
Arévalo accuses Porras and judge of undermining democracy in Guatemala
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo denounced a new attempt at a “coup” orchestrated by the Attorney General’s Office. He also requested an extraordinary session at the Organization of American States (OAS) to address the country’s ongoing political crisis.
The president has been at odds with Attorney General Consuelo Porras, who has been sanctioned by the United States and the European Union for being “corrupt” and “anti-democratic.” Since 2023, Arévalo has accused Porras of launching investigations against his party, Semilla, and the 2023 elections as part of a scheme to prevent his inauguration in January 2024.
From the presidential office, Arévalo has said he continues to “resist” the “coup plotters,” but tensions escalated last Friday when Judge Fredy Orellana, at the request of the Attorney General’s Office, ordered the electoral court to annul the Semilla party’s promoter group. Arévalo interpreted this as an attempt to revoke the positions won by the party.
“Orellana, a hitman who distorts the law in service of Consuelo Porras, is attempting to force […] the unconstitutional removal of a mayor, 23 elected deputies […], the vice president, and the president of the country,” Arévalo said in a televised address on Sunday.
“We call on the international community not to turn a blind eye to the coup being attempted in Guatemala,” he added, speaking alongside his cabinet and congressional members at the National Palace in Guatemala City.
Arévalo requested that the Organization of American States hold an extraordinary session to present “the serious threats” to the Guatemalan Constitution and democracy perpetrated by Porras and Orellana.
Yesterday, Guatemalan Foreign Minister Carlos Ramiro Martínez reaffirmed the president’s statements, emphasizing the need “to go and expose the situation” Guatemala has been facing since last week due to the actions of the Attorney General’s Office.
Central America
New dismembered bodies found in San Juan river days after mass killing in Palencia
On the morning of Monday, October 27, Guatemala’s Volunteer Firefighters confirmed the discovery of two bodies and two human heads inside plastic bags in the San Juan River, located in the Zacualpía village at kilometer 21 of the Atlantic Highway, in the jurisdiction of Palencia.
The remains were found by personnel from Companies 85, 50, and Central, who responded after receiving a report about suspicious bags floating in the water. The gruesome discovery was made just a few meters from the site where eight tortured bodies were found under the San Juan Bridge on Friday, October 24.
Local authorities do not rule out a connection between both incidents and suspect they may be tied to the same criminal organization. Investigators from the Public Ministry and the National Civil Police arrived at the scene to gather evidence and transfer the remains to the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif).
According to data from the National Economic Research Center (CIEN), Guatemala recorded 2,154 homicides between January and August 2025, an increase compared to the 1,816 reported during the same period in 2024.
Central America
Four guatemalan soldiers arrested for stealing weapons from Northern Air Command
Four soldiers were arrested in connection with the theft of weapons from the Northern Air Command of the Ministry of Defense in Petén, Guatemala, following operations conducted by the Public Ministry (Prosecutor’s Office).
“During the operations, criminal scenes were processed, analyzed, and documented photographically, possible escape routes were identified, surveillance cameras were located, and potential witnesses were interviewed,” the Prosecutor’s Office explained in a social media post.
The detained soldiers were identified as Ludwin Jónathan Cardona Baltazar, charged with illicit association, dereliction of duty, and aggravated theft; and Josué Israel Pérez Jerónimo, Alain Omar Marroquín Soch, and Carlos Ernesto Ibarra Corrales, charged with dereliction of duty, according to Guatemala’s Prensa Libre.
The military personnel reportedly stole 55 rifles, 14,420 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunition, 92 magazines of 35 rounds each, 19 magazines of 20 rounds each, and three grenade launchers, “which were allegedly moved from the arms warehouse to the outside for illicit sale.”
The Ministry of Defense stated that it will keep its internal control mechanisms active to prevent similar incidents.
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