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Guatemala fuel subsidy debate and transport protests

11 clusters · 60 sources · last updated 2 days ago

Latest: Guatemala clears 34 road blockades amid fuel price protests

Following the termination of fuel subsidies on 31 July 2026, Guatemala has entered a period of intense social and economic unrest. Transport associations and cargo unions have launched widespread road blockades across se

Fuel price volatility and regional responses in Latin Am

6 clusters · 70 sources · last updated 6 days ago

Latest: Guatemala Congress approves fuel price caps and Q2,500 million subsidy

Since mid‑July 2026, fuel prices across Central and South America have risen sharply in line with global oil market dynamics. In Chile, following a three‑week price hike in late July, new adjustments were confirmed by th

Guatemala residential property tax reform

2 clusters · 4 sources · last updated 14 days ago

Latest: Guatemala implements zero-rate property tax for residential housing

The Congress of Guatemala approved Decree 18-2026, reforming the Single Property Tax (IUSI) law to establish a zero rate for residential and mixed-use properties. The reform passed with 121 votes in favor and 25 against,

Guatemala IUSI property tax reform

4 clusters · 19 sources · last updated 27 days ago

Latest: Arévalo reviews tax decree in Guatemala as Argentina's Court limits presidential powers

On 29 July 2026, the Guatemalan Congress approved Decree 18-2026, repealing the Impuesto Único Sobre Inmuebles (IUSI) levy for residential and mixed-use housing and setting a zero-per-mille rate. Commercial real estate w

Guatemalan legislative succession in Chiquimula

2 clusters · 5 sources · last updated 28 days ago

Latest: Ivanna Bonilla Oliva sworn in as new Guatemalan deputy

Guatemalan legislator Juan Ignacio Quijada Heredia, a long-serving member of the Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza (UNE) party representing the Chiquimula district, passed away at age 74 following ongoing health issues. T

Indigenous rights and land disputes in Chile and Guatemala

2 clusters · 4 sources · last updated 30 days ago

Latest: Mapuche communities protest landfill on ancestral territory in Chile

In Chile, indigenous Mapuche communities are engaging in efforts to preserve cultural heritage and defend ancestral lands. The National Corporation for Indigenous Development (CONADI) has funded five projects in Villarri