On Thursday 14 December, the European Parliament called on the Council of the European Union to “immediately adopt targeted restrictive measures” against those who are obstructing democracy in Guatemala by preventing the elected president, Bernard Arévalo, from taking power on 14 January 2024.
The MEPs cite several senior figures in the Guatemalan judicial system, such as the Guatemalan General Prosecutor, María Consuelo Porras Argueta, who recently declared Mr Arévalo’s election...