Left-of-center opposition legislator Bernardo Arévalo shattered all forecasts, seizing second place in Guatemala’s presidential elections on Sunday and advancing to an August runoff. Arévalo will face political boss Sandra Torres.

This week’s wrap-up comes to you from the cozy confines of quarantine, as senior editor Hector Luis Alamo has managed to catch COVID for only the second time this year.

“¡No nos callarán!” —They will not shut us up!— chanted dozens of concerned citizens and journalists outside the Palace of Justice in Guatemala City on Monday morning as they waited for the hearing of prominent journalist José Rubén Zamora.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, almost 1,300 earthquakes have shaken the island since the end of last year.

Sounds of what may be automatic weapon fire were widespread on social media.

Maduro announced yesterday that he is seeking to expand the presence of local militias in the country to 2 million by mid-April.

The U.N. anti-corruption commission, known by its initials as the CICIG, has angered President Jimmy Morales after it helped investigate him, his sons and his brother on accusations of corruption they deny.

Roxana Baldetti was charged with illicit association, fraud, and influence peddling.

He was replaced by the former mayor of São Paulo, Fernando Haddad.

The unanimously approved bill will decriminalize the holding and sale of foreign currency allowing exchange offices to be reopened, but the government will continue to control the exchange rate with two different rates.

A Guatemala judge orders the former president to stand trial and remain imprisoned

The president of Guatemala steps down after his immunity is stripped and an arrest warrant is issued

While the American media has been obsessing over Donald Trump, here is what’s been happening in Guatemala