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The president of the Supreme Court of Justice, Wagner Vallecillo, called on civil-society watchdog Carlos Hernández to present evidence to authorities backing recent claims that businesspeople and investors pay to secure preferential case outcomes in the courts.

Congressman Godofredo Fajardo plans to introduce legislation to increase pay for entry-level National Police officers and guarantee benefits, following meetings with Security Minister Gerson Velásquez.

Congress passed a reform to the Economic Reactivation Law establishing a temporary settlement mechanism to resolve pending claims by dismissed Family Guides against the state, allowing negotiated payment agreements.

The Public Ministry has reactivated a complaint filed by former President Manuel Zelaya against two retired military officers who in 2018 labeled the so-called Comandos Insurreccionales de Libre as terrorist organizations during the political crisis that followed the 2017 elections.

Congress unanimously approved a tax exemption and contract to allow the National Registry to import 500,000 polycarbonate cards needed to issue national identity documents (DNI) to Hondurans over 18.

Joel Ramos, the former transport coordinator for the National Electoral Council, voluntarily appeared in court for an arraignment hearing as part of judicial investigations into irregularities and logistical failures during the primary election.

Mayors and lawmakers aligned with the Liberal Party are preparing an alternative energy proposal that would keep the national power utility ENEE under state control, combat electricity theft and meter fraud (cited as over 90% of losses), and renegotiate rates with private generators.

Congress will hold an emergency session on August 19 with mayors from 75 municipalities under yellow alert to address crop losses, water shortages, and food-security risks, proposing immediate aid to farmers, potable water, food assistance, and investment mechanisms.

The president of the Supreme Court said an ex-judge accused of extortion will not be reinstated despite potential appellate rulings, and must undergo administrative review by the Judicial Career Council.

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.

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.

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.

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.