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Congressman Adolfo Ráquel, citing Directorio Legislativo data, claims Honduran legislators earn $3,833 a month—the lowest in Latin America—netting about 70,000 lempiras (roughly $2,800) after deductions from a gross salary of around 90,000 lempiras.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Honduras's campaign finance watchdog (UFTF) fined former Liberal presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla for campaign funding irregularities, sparking accusations of political persecution from allies while anti-corruption officials backed the decision.

Honduras's Superior Audit Tribunal plans to formally approve the start of audits in October into the tenures of former Supreme Court presidents Rebeca Ráquel Obando (three years) and Rolando Argueta (seven years, 2016–2023), following a request from the current court magistrates.

The Supreme Court of Accounts reported over a year ago that a failed irrigation project in El Paraíso's Jamastrán Valley squandered more than $8.5 million of a $26.5 million Indian loan due to poor planning and administrative failures, but the Public Ministry has not prosecuted anyone despite receiving audit findings.

President Nasry Asfura said his administration is analyzing whether to reinstate a state of exception—a measure that suspends ordinary law in targeted municipalities or departments—to strengthen security in zones with the highest violence, though he has not yet identified which areas would be affected.

Dozens of Hondurans carrying torches and signs marched peacefully to Casa Presidencial on Friday demanding government action on the country's water shortage and opposing recent energy reforms approved by Congress.

President Nasry Asfura distanced himself from former campaign digital adviser Fernando Cerimedo, an Argentine detained in Bolivia on accusations including attempted femicide, money laundering, and suspected drug trafficking ties, saying Cerimedo is responsible for his own actions.

Honduras's Supreme Court declared Sept. 14 a judicial holiday for Independence Day festivities but ordered all scheduled hearings and essential court operations to proceed as normal.

Tegucigalpa's city government has declared a ban on the sale, distribution, and consumption of alcohol on September 15 along Boulevard Suyapa and at the National Stadium during Independence Day celebrations, with fines of 5,000–15,000 lempiras for violations.

Cossette López presented her credentials to OAS Secretary General Albert Ramdin in Washington, officially assuming her role as Honduras's permanent representative to the Organization of American States.

The Appeals Court in Francisco Morazán is reviewing a defense motion while the preliminary hearing against Roosevelt Hernández, the former head of Honduras's Joint Chiefs of Staff, remains suspended; Hernández faces charges for publicly attacking journalists in 2025.

A Tegucigalpa court admitted an appeal by the defense of retired General Roosevelt Hernández against a formal processing order from a September 1 hearing; his lawyers seek reversal and dismissal of charges alleging incitement to discrimination and infringement of fundamental rights related to press freedom.

An investigation found that former Libre congressman Andrés Castro directed L3.6 million (about $145,000) in Sedesol social aid to a ghost patronato and beneficiaries linked to an internal Libre faction and allied businesses, with at least L1.5 million (about $60,000) in food vouchers unaccounted for.

Congress will include a runoff in electoral reforms only if lawmakers secure a supermajority of 86 votes; the electoral commission chair said the proposal will be unified with other ballot measures for a vote expected in October.

An investigation by El Heraldo found that Libre members of Congress directed nearly 224 million lempiras ($9 million) in social assistance—food vouchers, scholarships, and infrastructure aid—between 2023 and 2024 toward party members and their circles, while registered beneficiaries reported never receiving promised benefits.

The National Anticorruption Council director said the Public Ministry failed to prove its case against former president Juan Orlando Hernández, citing the absence of a key witness and saying Honduras's justice system has lost public trust.

A Honduran court on September 1 dismissed charges against former president Juan Orlando Hernández in the Pandora II case, ruling prosecutors failed to prove he diverted $10.8 million to his 2013 campaign when he led Congress, and ordering his release.

Honduras's Supreme Court is renewing invitations to the Garífuna community and Ofraneh to participate in dialogue tables aimed at addressing a criminal case against five San Juan residents and implementing a 2023 Inter-American Court ruling on the community's territorial and collective rights.

Members of the governing Nationalist Party occupied the municipal meat-processing company Promdeca in Tegucigalpa on August 24, demanding employment for party loyalists and calling for the removal of staff affiliated with the previous Libre administration.

Congress received a comprehensive bill on August 24 designed to prevent child sexual abuse, streamline reporting, and coordinate institutional response across Honduras, where officials report an average of 26 sexual assaults daily, 75% involving minors.

Honduras's criminal investigation agency (ATIC) has given Libre party coordinator Manuel Zelaya 48 hours to provide details on the party's national structure, reactivating a 2018 complaint Zelaya filed against military authorities after FUSINA labeled Libre-affiliated groups as terrorist cells.

Municipal police and public-order officials removed vendors from El Carrizal bridges in Tegucigalpa after complaints that street stalls were obstructing pedestrian and vehicle traffic; vendors were relocated to other permitted spaces.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano announced that the Electoral Affairs Commission will present reforms next week to strengthen the National Electoral Council (CNE), requiring councillors to attend all plenary sessions and improving result transmission to report outcomes on election day.

Luis Redondo's legal team filed a motion to block the prosecution's expert witness from testifying about videos of the Congressional session that approved Decree 58-2025, arguing the judge should not have allowed the prosecution to correct its expert-designation request.