An Anti-Corruption Backlash Metastasizes in Guatemala

Judges, prosecutors, investigators and other members of Guatemala’s anti-corruption community are facing a concerning rise in verbal attacks and death threats. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, Adriana Beltran joins WPR’s Elliot Waldman to discuss the backlash to Guatemala’s anti-corruption efforts. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter offers a free preview article every day of the week, plus three more complimentary articles in our weekly roundup every Friday. Sign up here. Then subscribe. Relevant Articles on WPR: Guatemala’s Assault on an Anti-Corruption Commission Evokes the Country’s Dark Past Can Guatemala’s Next President Stem the Flow of Migration Out of the Country? Taking Stock of Progress, and Setbacks, in Central America’s Fight Against Corruption El Salvador’s Attorney General Pays a Steep Price for His Anti-Corruption Fight Why Tackling Corruption Is Crucial to the Global Coronavirus Response Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie. To send feedback or questions, email us at podcast@worldpoliticsreview.com.