Honduras Politics News

Honduras's appellate court unanimously revoked the formal charges against David Chávez, former National Party president and ex-director of the vocational institute (Infop), after an audit found the contested equipment purchase followed proper procedures; the prosecutor is seeking a provisional dismissal while the defense seeks a permanent one.

Congresswoman Merary Díaz introduced a proposal to grant tax incentives to developers who build free parking facilities in the capital, aiming to ease parking shortages.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano instructed the Labor Committee to expedite a review of the Part-Time Employment Law, approved in March, to address employer and worker concerns and ensure the law effectively generates jobs for young people.

Honduras's congressional Food Security Commission met with the FAO and Spanish international development agency to review a family-agriculture proposal aimed at reducing food insecurity and helping small farmers become government suppliers.

Honduras's attorney general has filed criminal charges against two ZEDE Próspera officials—the technical secretary and civil prosecutor—alleging treason and usurpation of public functions, with lawmakers including Liberal deputy Carlos Umaña calling the special economic zones a product of corruption.

Honduras submitted written observations to the International Court of Justice on September 21 opposing Guatemala's intervention in the dispute over the Zapotillo Cays, which Belice also claims.

Honduras's mining and hydrocarbon commission met with fuel importers to discuss pending legislation on hydrocarbon regulation and biofuels, as well as a proposed price-stabilization fund for diesel and gasoline; the government has spent about 1.2 billion lempiras (roughly $48 million) subsidizing fuel increases since February.

Honduras's Appeals Court unanimously revoked the formal charges against David Chávez, former head of the National Party's Central Committee, over alleged fraud and misconduct in a 75.8-million-lempira (about $3 million) irregular procurement at the national vocational institute.

Ten civil-society organizations, supported by the UN Development Programme, delivered a package of electoral reforms to Congress President Tomás Zambrano and the National Electoral Council, as lawmakers prepare to negotiate competing proposals on voting procedures.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said a reality-show production linked to Mexican businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego at Cayos Cochinos in Honduras must comply with environmental protections and indigenous land rights, after Garífuna communities protested their exclusion from the beach.

Amnesty International's global director Erika Guevara says Honduras faces persistent cycles of impunity for violence and severe human rights violations against land and environmental defenders.

The Supreme Court's full bench approved regularization of interim judicial positions, subjecting current officeholders to a review of judicial-career requirements and internal competitive selection to determine who meets legal qualifications to remain in their posts.

Lawyers for engineer Salvador Nasralla filed an appeal with Honduras's Electoral Court seeking to overturn a clean-politics resolution against him and have it declared null.

Honduras's newly approved Energy Justice Law, passed by Congress on August 31 with 78 votes, has not yet been published in the official gazette and cannot take effect until the President signs or vetoes it; business groups say swift implementation is critical to address the country's electricity crisis.

The Campaign Finance, Transparency, and Oversight Unit (UFTF) has identified newly elected congressmen and mayors for the 2026–2030 term who failed to submit required financial disclosures of their campaign spending.

The National Congress returns to session on Monday, September 21, after a recess for Children's Day and Independence Day, implementing a four-day work week through the end of September to clear 14 stalled bills from a prioritized package and debate electoral reforms, criminal-justice changes, and the 2027 budget.

A Libre lawmaker endorsed a localized state of emergency in municipalities with high violence, saying past applications reduced homicides and calling for human-rights oversight and temporary rather than permanent deployment.

An international solidarity delegation called on Honduras to enforce four Inter-American Court of Human Rights rulings favoring Garifuna communities, which have faced long delays in implementation.

Honduras was elected for the first time as a member of the OAS Board of Governors for 2026–2028, expanding its role in the organization's decision-making processes.

President Nasry Asfura will present Honduras's prolonged drought and irregular rainfall to the UN General Assembly, highlighting humanitarian consequences including water shortages and food insecurity affecting 103 municipalities under red alert.

Congressman Sabillón said the National Congress is expected to approve a cybersecurity law within the coming days.

Honduras's Supreme Court of Justice opened a review of 128 positions across the judicial branch to verify that appointments followed proper procedures and to regularize staffing.

Honduras's anticorruption chief has called for negotiations between prosecutors, ZEDE representatives, and authorities to determine how to implement a Supreme Court ruling that declared the special economic zones unconstitutional, as the attorney general weighs legal action if operations continue.

Seven JICA volunteers will spend two years in Gracias, Santa Lucía, San Juan, and Marcala working on health, education, and environmental projects to strengthen bilateral cooperation and knowledge exchange.

OFRANEH warned of a new eviction attempt against the Garífuna community of Cayos Cochinos and demanded the government enforce an Inter-American Court ruling recognizing their territorial and collective rights, alleging a private investment firm linked to the Salinas Pliego family is behind the action.

A San Pedro Sula court scheduled a trial for November 19 against Joaquín Nodarse Banegas, accused of two slander and three libel counts against Eddi Fabricio Andino Munguía, after the defendant again failed to appear and the judge warned police may be ordered to bring him to court.

Roberto Contreras, president of the Liberal Party's Central Executive Council, has challenged a financial report from Salvador Nasralla covering the 2025 presidential campaign and announced an internal review to clarify how campaign funds were managed.

The International Court of Justice set March 1–5, 2027, for oral hearings in the Belize–Honduras sovereignty dispute over the Sapodilla Cayes, with Guatemala also participating after the court admitted it as a non-party in 2026.

Parents and relatives gathered at SENAF (the national child and family agency) to demand the return of children separated under protective custody, saying they lack information about their location and conditions, while the minister said the measures are temporary and aimed at eventual family reintegration.

Eighty-six families evicted from El Tulito, Choluteca, in August under a new agroindustrial law now face ongoing criminal prosecutions for land occupation dating back to 2019, with some jailed for years and others under arrest warrants or court-ordered restrictions.