The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
April 25, 2025

Guatemalan Police Arrest Indigenous Leader Who Led Nationwide Protests
----------------------------------------------------------------------

In Guatemala, authorities arrested Indigenous leader Luis Pacheco,
accusing him of terrorism, in what his supporters say is retaliation for
leading nationwide protests in 2023 against attempts to derail President
Bernardo Arévalo's transition to power. Pacheco is now serving as
Arévalo's deputy energy minister. He's also the former president of the
48 Cantons, the governance authority that represents Indigenous
communities in the western highlands of Totonicapán.


.