The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, appointed attorney Gabriel Estuardo García Luna as the new attorney general and head of the Public Prosecutor’s Office for the 2026-2030 term, replacing Consuelo Porras, who left office after eight years at the helm of the institution.
Arévalo disclosed the appointment on May 5, 2026, which is viewed as a major shift for anti-corruption efforts and the operation of Guatemala’s justice system. García Luna was officially sworn in on May 17.
Porras had been subject to international sanctions over corruption-related allegations. The United States and the European Union had included the former prosecutor among those sanctioned, amid strong criticism of the actions of the Public Prosecutor’s Office during her tenure.
The change also opened a new phase within the Prosecutor’s Office. Shortly after taking office, García Luna announced institutional changes, including the closure of the Special Prosecutor’s Office Against Impunity (FECI), a unit that had played a central role in corruption investigations in recent years.
The arrival of the new attorney general raised expectations of a possible review of actions carried out during the previous administration. Among the initial announcements was the creation of a commission to examine cases involving people who had faced legal proceedings or had been forced to leave the country during Porras’s tenure.
The leadership change was not limited to the head of the Public Prosecutor’s Office. In the following weeks, García Luna also introduced changes at various levels of the institution. Among the officials removed was Rafael Curruchiche, who headed FECI and had been identified as one of Porras’s main collaborators.
With these moves, the Public Prosecutor’s Office began a reorganization that marks the start of a new administration. The scope of the reforms and their impact on corruption investigations and other judicial proceedings will be among the main issues to watch during García Luna’s term.
Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) — https://www.dw.com/es/guatemala-reemplazan-a-fiscal-sancionada-consuelo-porras/a-77060171
