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Congress President Tomás Zambrano announced plans to push through legal reforms allowing gang tattoos—those linked to MS-13 and Pandilla 18—to serve as sufficient grounds for prosecution, arguing the measure targets only criminal members and would help overcome witness intimidation in high-crime areas.

Honduras's Constitutional Court admitted a legal challenge against former Prosecutor General Johel Zelaya and ordered the Public Ministry to provide documents within 24 hours regarding allegations he neglected his duties by not pursuing complaints against officials who acted during the 2025 post-election crisis.

The Public Ministry has submitted a prosecutorial complaint to the Supreme Court against former National Congress president Luis Rolando Redondo and fellow lawmakers over alleged abuses of authority by the now-defunct Permanent Commission during 2022–2026, with a judge set to be assigned to the case.

Marco Paz, president of Congress's Security Commission, says lawmakers have passed anti-extortion reforms, given the security council power to designate criminal groups as terrorist organizations, and reformed prison regimes, while acknowledging that deputies have received threats for their action.

Honduras's Constitutional Court unanimously granted former National Electoral Council adviser Cossette López a legal challenge and ordered the closure of a criminal investigation into her post-election conduct, which had alleged treason, prevarication, and abuse of authority.

Congress approved reforms allowing the CNE and Electoral Court to continue operating under temporary leadership while vacancies from impeachments remain unfilled.

Liberal lawmakers are calling for Tourism Minister Andrés Ehrler to report on national tourism promotion policies after he defended Hondurans' choice to vacation in neighboring El Salvador during the recent Morazán holiday week.

A Latinobarómetro survey finds Hondurans still favor US influence over China's, but the gap is narrowing as Beijing gains ground across Latin America.

Honduras's audit court (TSC) is conducting inspections of about 60 municipalities flagged for embargoes, over-indebtedness, anomalies, and payroll irregularities, and will offer newly elected mayors training and advisory support to strengthen municipal administration.

Honduras's government has officially declared October 5–9, 2026, as the national Morazán Week holiday for public employees, with emergency and disaster-response staff excluded to maintain essential services.

Melvin Cevallos, a Libre party organizer, was arrested on charges of coercion and electoral threats related to protests that allegedly disrupted the 2025 election's voting-results transmission system, but a judge ordered him released pending trial.

Honduras's College of Journalists called for prosecutors to investigate Libre politician Rixi Moncada over recent statements they say denigrate the press and recalled her role as Defense Ministry secretary during alleged attacks on reporters by military leadership.

Honduras's courts ended 2025 with 43,006 unresolved cases out of 129,997 filed, a 33% backlog rate; Supreme Court magistrates say hiring more judges—paired with performance targets and better budgeting—is essential to reduce delays and improve case resolution.

The Public Ministry's electoral crimes unit is gathering evidence at the headquarters of the Liberal Party and Libre regarding complaints of voting irregularities during the March 9, 2025 internal party elections, with no formal charges filed yet.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano said lawmakers have shared an electoral-reform proposal with all legislative blocs and will now seek the National Electoral Council's opinion before proceeding, aiming to speed up vote tabulation and boost citizen confidence in elections.

The government and the Inter-American Development Bank are analyzing 365 public procedures to eliminate redundant requirements, enable inter-agency data sharing, and move toward digital services, with a digital platform targeted for completion by year-end 2026.

The Conadeh (Honduras's human-rights ombudsman) and the International Committee of the Red Cross have called on the government to approve legislation to improve the search for missing persons and support their families.

A Liberal congresswoman confirmed discussions with US diplomats about Honduras's electric-sector reform and US investment opportunities, saying the US has made clear it has no interest in privatizing the state utility ENEE.

Congress approved a 50% reduction in annual vehicle registration fees for people over 60, retirees, and pensioners, but the decree has not yet been published in the official gazette and remains unenforced.

Honduras's 41 Liberal Congress members have fractured over electricity-sector changes, with 32 negotiating a counteroffer to the government proposal while nine aligned with Salvador Nasralla maintain their opposition, fracturing what had been unified party resistance.

Lawmakers are intensifying negotiations to break a months-long deadlock over reforms to Honduras's electric power system, with legislators aiming to bring the bill to a final vote this week after incorporating opposition demands to protect state assets and reduce consumer costs.

The Partido Nacional said it would back the Liberal Party's competing energy-sector bill if it gains legislative consensus, citing insufficient votes for its own proposal and the urgency of approving public contracts to lower electricity costs for consumers.

Congress plans to vote next week on restructuring the state electricity company to stem annual losses exceeding 16 billion lempiras (about $640 million), but passage depends on the Liberal Party's backing and its proposed reverse-auction mechanism for energy procurement.

Pennsylvania authorities have asked Honduras's Supreme Court to extradite a Honduran citizen accused of homicide; a judge has been assigned and an arrest warrant will be issued, though authorities have not disclosed the suspect's identity pending his capture.

Lawmakers are moving closer to agreement on reforms to Honduras's General Law of the Electrical Industry, with the Liberal Party and the legislative committee narrowing differences over how to attract private investment while keeping state assets under the control of the state-owned utility ENEE.

Courts ordered 548 seized properties returned during Rebeca Obando's three years leading Honduras's Supreme Court—nearly triple the 185 returned under her predecessor—with many assets returned in deteriorated condition, prompting lawsuits against the state asset office.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano called on the Liberal Party to submit its observations on a proposed reform to Honduras's electricity law, framing the modernization of the troubled state utility ENEE as urgent for all Hondurans, not just the governing party.

The Liberal Party congressional bloc will present next week an alternative proposal to reform Honduras's electric-industry law, conditioning their support on incorporating their technical observations drawn from successful regional models in Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Costa Rica.

Former Joint Chiefs Commander Roosevelt Hernández said he will cooperate if formally cited after prosecutors filed a criminal complaint alleging attacks on press freedom through official Armed Forces publications between 2025 and 2026.

Honduras's prosecutor's office filed charges against Roosevelt Hernández, former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for alleged attacks on press freedom through a military digital publication's campaign against journalists between 2025 and 2026.