Guatemala

We put Guatemala under the lens because it is the country where accusations are most frequent and proof most scarce. One year before the 2027 election, allegations against candidates and lawmakers multiply on social media and in the press. This tag gathers what Bajo Lupa has verified about the country: people, rulings and contracts. Each fact is classified as proven, documented but disputed, or unsupported.
What is under the lens
The people
Records on those who seek to govern or already legislate. For now, Roberto Arzú García-Granados, third in the polls for 2027, and Samuel Pérez Álvarez, secretary general of Raíces. Each record numbers the fronts, dates them, states who makes the accusation and what it rests on. In addition, it includes the response of the person concerned. A table shows the level of evidence for each episode.
The rulings
What the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the Supreme Court of Justice and the Constitutional Court have decided about those people. That is, fines for early campaigning, exclusions of candidacies and rejected immunity requests. A final ruling outweighs a hundred headlines, which is why each one carries its date and its court.
The money
State contracts and political financing. From the emergency tenders of the Ministry of Communications to the donations declared by parties in formation before the TSE. In this block the lens rests on documents: Guatecompras, Comptroller General reports and public deeds.
Sanctions from abroad
Guatemala has more officials on the United States Engel List than any other country. Here we track those designations and the United Kingdom’s, with one constant warning. An international sanction is not a conviction, and we say so every time.
Why Guatemala weighs so much in Bajo Lupa
Three reasons. First, the calendar: the 2027 general election brings every hopeful and every record into the same year. Second, the institutions. The country has gone from the CICIG to the Engel List and a sanctioned Public Prosecutor’s Office. That turns every court decision into news. Third, the sources. Guatemala has a strong investigative press, such as La Hora, Prensa Libre, Plaza Pública and Agencia Ocote. That makes it possible to cross-check almost everything.

However, none of those reasons replaces the method. Under this tag you will not find anyone called corrupt without a final conviction. You will find what is on record, with its last verification date, and space for every person mentioned to respond.