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Guatemalan lawmaker assassination and political violence November 2026
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FIRST ENTRY NOV 07
NOV 07 · Day 1
Guatemalan lawmaker and three police officers killed in armed attack
The Lorenzana family cartel, which has links to Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, controls the drug trade in Zacapa.
Sandra Torres is expected to run for president in Guatemala's elections next year.
Julio Portillo won his seat in 2023 for the opposition party Cabal and later switched to the National Unity of Hope party.