Weekly Report - 22 October 2026 (WR-26-42)

Uproar over killing of prominent Guatemalan anti-corruption lawyer

POSTSCRIPT by Abbi Dicker 22 October 2026 Modified: 22 October 2026 81 views

The recent murder of Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa, a 43-year-old former prosecutor and former head of the tax authority (SAT), widely known for his anti-corruption work, has raised questions about the durability of the gains achieved through President Bernardo Arévalo’s efforts to strengthen the country’s justice institutions and dismantle the ‘pacto de corruptos’ network of institutional corruption.

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