In attempting to target gang leadership, Guatemala's government instead exposed its limited capacity to do so.

Guatemala has ended its monthlong state of emergency after deadly attacks on police pushed President Bernardo Arévalo to seek special powers against gangs.

President Bernardo Arevalo replaces a month-long emergency decree with a “state of prevention” after 11 police officers were killed in gang-linked violence.

Guatemala lifted its state of emergency Monday, one month after President Bernardo Arévalo sought special powers following the killing of 10 police officers by suspected gang members.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guatemala's minister of the interior, Marco Antonio Villeda presents a flag to the family member of a slain police officer at the ...

Security forces enter the Renovation maximum-security prison to free guards taken hostage and retake control of the facility, which houses gang leaders, in Escuintla, Guatemala, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026.

President Bernardo Arevalo ordered the measure, which allowed arrests without a warrant, after gang-affiliated inmates took ...

El Salvador-style crackdown and mega-prison not the answer to organised crime and violence in his country, says interior minister ...

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo declared a 30-day state of siege Sunday after suspected gang members in Guatemala’s capital killed seven police officers in apparent ...