Guatemalan president fires minister for “misuse of state resources”. In February, the president installed a national commission responsible for ‘riding’ the country of corruption.
Guatemala is ranked 154th out of 180 in the ranking of the anti-corruption association Transparency International. 60% of its 17.8 million inhabitants live in poverty, one of the highest rates in Latin America. The fight against “corrupt” political-economic elites was the main campaign promise of Mr. Arévalo.