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Congress president Tomás Zambrano announced that lawmakers will formally introduce next week a bill to strengthen the National Electoral Council (CNE) by clarifying its powers and functions to prevent institutional paralysis caused by members' absences or withdrawals during elections.

The Property Institute and government unveiled a plan to strengthen municipal cadastral centers nationwide, aiming to improve land management and make property registration and related services more accessible to citizens across Honduras.

Honduras's Liquidation Commission says it is wrapping up the closure of nine public institutions—including the Planning Ministry, the Cinematography Directorate, and the Institute of Historical Memory—with asset transfers, severance payments, and creditor settlements nearly finished by August.

Honduras's Supreme Court president said the judiciary remains committed to dialogue with Garífuna representatives and OFRANEH over implementing international court rulings on indigenous land rights, after both groups did not attend a scheduled meeting Friday.

Congressman Yuri Sabas criticized the government's energy-reform bill for lacking substantive changes, warning that ENEE could become as hollowed-out as the failed state telecom Hondutel despite holding valuable assets like major dams.

A Liberal Party congresswoman introduced an electoral-reform bill that would hold presidential elections and congressional–municipal elections on separate dates.

An internal investigation into Honduras's judiciary is examining whether a former secretary general improperly influenced the assignment of appeals courts handling high-impact cases, including one against former Deputy Nelson Márquez, now a vice minister.

The Tegucigalpa municipal government and national police carried out an operation to clear sidewalks on Third Avenue in Comayagüela of street vendors and informal merchants, aiming to restore pedestrian access and ensure buses use the right lane only.

More than half of the Liberal Party's congressional members oppose energy-sector reforms being pushed by the party's legislative leader, Jorge Cálix, with lawmakers citing concerns that the proposal lacks popular support and needs deeper analysis.

Former Attorney General Johel Zelaya confirmed the Constitutional Court unanimously admitted his legal challenge to his removal through congressional impeachment, and said he will pursue the case at international human-rights bodies including the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights if domestic remedies fail.

Honduras's Results Management Directorate (DIGER) and the Supreme Court of Accounts (TSC) have signed a cooperation agreement to establish rules and procedures for implementing advanced digital signatures in government, part of a broader digital transformation of public-resource management.

The Liberal Party caucus presented a counterproposal to the government's energy-reform law, saying it includes legal safeguards and structural guarantees to benefit Hondurans while preventing what lawmakers call privatization risks to state utility ENEE.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Marlina Dubón issued a dissenting vote in former military commander Romeo Vásquez Velásquez's appeal and publicly warned of selective justice in Honduras's judiciary, arguing that procedural law does not allow alternative measures for serious crimes such as murder.

Honduras's journalists' association called for an immediate investigation into allegations that magistrates Sonia Marlina Dubón and Mario Díaz pressured the judge overseeing the criminal trial of former military commander Roosevelt Hernández, claims brought by two civil society organizations, ASOPODEHU and JOPRODEHU.

Former Congress President Luis Redondo's legal team filed an injunction to block the swearing-in of a forensic expert commissioned to analyze videos of a National Congress session on January 8, 2026, in a public ministry investigation into former Permanent Commission members.

An investigation into former Congress President Luis Redondo and members of the Permanent Commission moves forward Friday with a court hearing to swear in an expert witness to analyze a disputed January 8 session.

Domestic and international civil-society organizations presented concerns to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights about vulnerabilities in Honduras's justice system, citing political pressure on judges and weakened oversight of government abuses.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano declared that privatization of the national electricity company ENEE is entirely off the table, saying proposed reforms to energy law aim instead to stabilize the utility's finances and resolve the country's power crisis.

Former government official Julissa Villanueva denied Monday that she received a formal summons from the Special Prosecutor's Office, contradicting the public ministry's claim that she failed to appear for questioning, and said she is ready to testify once properly served.

Congresswoman Alía Kafati withdrew her proposal to limit Honduras presidents to one reelection and bar them from running again after two consecutive terms.

The Supreme Court of Justice has decided to transfer the case against former president Juan Orlando Hernández to the corruption court after he lost his immunity as a member of the Central American Parliament, moving it to ordinary jurisdiction.

Congressman Godofredo Fajardo proposed legislation to allow Hondurans over 18 to travel to Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua using only a national ID card rather than a passport, citing simplified border procedures and regional integration.

A government lawyer filed a constitutional challenge to criminal-code reforms that stiffen penalties for femicide, arguing the changes create gender inequality and could lead to job losses and weapons-registry inclusion for the accused.

Honduras's Supreme Court confirmed the suspension of the red alert and arrest warrants against former President Juan Orlando Hernández, who is set to return to the country Sunday and appear before a court Monday for the Pandora II case, with defense motions to be ruled on only once the hearing begins.

Honduras's Property Institute distributed 1,141 property titles to families in San Pedro Sula on Saturday, with another 5,797 titles available for pickup, regularizing land rights for about 7,000 households across 240 neighborhoods.

The Property Institute (IP) began a land-regularization project in San Esteban to issue formal property titles to over 2,000 families, officials say, aimed at strengthening land tenure security and economic development in the municipality.

Members of OFRANEH and Garífuna communities intensified protests in Tegucigalpa by blocking a major road near the Supreme Court, demanding the dismissal of criminal cases against five land-rights defenders from San Juan, Tela.

Honduras's Constitutional Court accepted a legal challenge filed by former attorney general Johel Zelaya against the congressional decree that removed him from office in a political trial, though the court declined to suspend the removal while the case proceeds.

Former President Juan Orlando Hernández's defense filed a motion to keep his case in the Supreme Court rather than transfer it to the specialized organized-crime court, with a scheduled appearance set for August 3 on fraud and money-laundering charges in the 'Pandora II' case.

Former Joint Chiefs of Staff commander Roosevelt Hernández has a court date set for August 7 for a charges hearing; his attorney argues the allegations against him stem from misinterpreted statements.