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Guatemala’s Anti-Corruption Turning Point: Guatemalans marked the end of Consuelo Porras’ eight-year term as Attorney General, with crowds outside the Public Ministry and a new attorney general, Gabriel García Luna, sworn in as Porras’ tenure remains shadowed by U.S., EU and other sanctions over corruption and anti-democratic conduct. Immigration Shockwaves (US, with Guatemala links): A Guatemala-born man was arrested in New York after an alleged arson attack on 10 cars near a children’s center, while separate U.S. reporting and studies keep spotlighting the wider human cost of immigration crackdowns, including tens of thousands of children affected by parent detention. Regional Politics: Bolivia’s protests and road blockades continue to escalate, with the U.S. and several neighbors backing President Rodrigo Paz amid shortages. Cultural Heritage Claim: Guatemala is seeking the repatriation of a Maya stone lintel that was repatriated to Mexico—after experts concluded it actually came from Guatemala’s Petén Basin.

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Guatemala stakes claim to stone lintel by 'the Michelangelo of the pre-Columbian era' that was repatriated to Mexico

Guatemala stakes claim to stone lintel by 'the Michelangelo of the pre-Columbian era' that was repatriated to Mexico

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