US EditionGuatemalan Government Seeks to Change Laws to Fight Gangs in the Country · Global Voices
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* The Government of Guatemala presented a security strategy that hardens penalties, creates a prison for gang members and seeks to curb crime without resorting to authoritarian measures. Marysabel Aldana / Public Records The President of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo de León, presented on Monday, October 6, 2025, an ambitious national plan against gangs and organized crime, considered one of his administration's main security bets.
The Ministry of the Interior (Mingob) reported that there are currently 4,899 active members of different gangs in the country. In addition, they estimate that there are at least 12,000 people directly and indirectly linked to these criminal structures, including women who collaborate without being active members. The holder of the portfolio, Francisco Jiménez, explained that only 3,000 gang members are being held in the prison system. In this r…
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo announced Monday the reform of several laws in order to combat gangs and the presentation of a legislative initiative to strengthen the prison system in the country, which includes the construction of a maximum security prison for gang members.
Increased sentences and sentences, new measures for security devices and the construction of a maximum security prison are some of the measures that Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo will present to Congress for proper approval. This was announced by the president this Monday at a press conference, according to local media in Guatemala. Arévalo explained that all the measures he will present to Congress are for the fight against gangs and th…
Day by Day News Guatemala – Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo announced this Monday that he will present a series of legislative initiatives to the Congress of the Republic focused on strengthening security and combating gangs in the country. The proposals seek to implement concrete measures to reduce violence and organized crime. Among the main actions, Arévalo highlighted the construction of a maximum-security prison exclusively for indivi…
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