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Honduras's Supreme Court has recommended that Congress reinstate the Effective Collaboration Law, a mechanism allowing prosecutors to work with organized-crime figures to dismantle criminal structures and reach higher-level leaders with verifiable evidence.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano has not ruled out a popular referendum to let citizens decide whether minors involved in gangs and organized crime should be tried as adults, a proposal drawing debate among legal experts about constitutional limits and international child-protection obligations.

The government approved a long-term National Housing and Human Settlements Policy on October 17 to coordinate public, private, and financial-sector efforts in addressing Honduras's estimated 1.6 million housing shortage, including subsidies and bonds for low-income families.

Congress voted to allow immediate use of assets seized in legal proceedings to fund security and law-enforcement agencies, allocating 25% each to Defense and Security, 15% to the Public Ministry, and 10% to other crime-fighting bodies, with the Finance Ministry guaranteeing repayment if courts rule in a defendant's favor.

Honduras's consumer-protection law and Constitution prohibit store staff from singling out customers for surveillance based on appearance, skin color, or social class; those who experience such discrimination can file a complaint with the consumer protection office or call 115.

Representatives of executive taxi and ride-platform drivers in Honduras plan to begin talks with Congress next week to seek legal status for their services, after the Congress president and the President opened negotiations.

Though Honduras mandates that 40% of electoral candidates be women, only 38 of 128 lawmakers elected in November 2025 are female (29.7%), a gap the UN Development Programme attributes to parties placing women candidates in uncompetitive positions.

Honduras's appellate court confirmed a ruling ordering the seizure of $4.2 million tied to a pandemic-era mobile-hospital purchase, funds now held in U.S. bank accounts that the government will seek to recover through international legal assistance once the sentence becomes final.

Civil-society groups have proposed that the 128 deputies and 298 mayors elected in November 2029 serve only two years instead of four, with midterm legislative elections in 2031 following the U.S. model, to separate simultaneous presidential, congressional, and municipal ballots that officials say create logistical chaos and slow result reporting.

Honduras was unanimously elected to host the Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government in 2028, a gathering of leaders from 22 nations that officials say positions the country as a destination for investment and cooperation.

The National Party announced its lawmakers will vote against a proposed electoral second round, effectively stalling the measure in Congress despite social pressure and support from several sectors.

Honduras's campaign-finance watchdog fined 556 candidates from the 2025 elections a combined L51 million (about $2 million) for failing to file disclosures, while former presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla faces a separate L146 million fine for unreported donations.

Lawmakers are debating electoral reforms that would introduce a second-round runoff vote and impose restrictions on the political use of government office by sitting officials, with a deadline set for approval by January 24, 2027.

Opposition leader Salvador Nasralla declared his candidacy for president of the Liberal Party's Central Executive Council, positioning the race as a stepping stone to challenge for the presidency in 2030.

Congress is examining a proposal to strip political parties of the secretary and scrutineer positions at Honduras's roughly 18,000 polling stations, replacing partisan appointees with randomly selected citizens to reduce conflicts of interest during vote tallying.

A court revoked the formal charges against Arcadio López, Perfecto Enamorado, Antonio Kattán, and Gerardo Galeano, who spent over a year facing terrorism and alleged assassination accusations stemming from WhatsApp conversations authorities claimed showed a plot against former president Manuel Zelaya.

An analyst warns that Honduras must clearly define its foreign policy stance on Nicaragua's authoritarian government, as US Secretary of State Rubio urges regional nations to distance themselves from Daniel Ortega's regime; Honduras's Foreign Ministry said it has no immediate plan to issue a statement.

Honduras's registry has enrolled about 100,000 children so far but must register roughly 1.5 million by December to meet its 2026 goal, expanding enrollment brigades nationwide to schools starting in September.

Honduras has enacted a four-month amnesty (through December 14) allowing individuals, businesses, and public agencies to settle civil-liability debts owed to the Superior Court of Audits by paying only the principal, with all interest, fines, and surcharges waived.

The United Nations Development Program will present a package of electoral reforms to Congress on September 17, including a proposed second-round presidential vote, as lawmakers debate multiple competing reform proposals to restore public confidence in Honduras's election system.

The child-welfare agency Senaf announced it will enforce laws against exposing minors on social media and news outlets, saying such exposure harms children's emotional well-being and dignity; a human-rights expert urged concrete action, citing data showing 18,000 Honduran children live in street situations or vulnerability.

Honduras's National Institute of Statistics clarified that photographing electricity meters during the 2026 national census is optional, not mandatory, after public concerns that the practice could be used to justify rate increases during an energy crisis.

The Association for a Just Society says the government has not implemented key commitments from its National Anti-Corruption Strategy, including appointing a Presidential Commissioner for Transparency, despite announcing plans for new anti-corruption legislation.

The National Congress has delayed debate on an energy-reform bill at the executive branch's request, deferring discussion until further notice to allow time for consensus-building.

An attorney asked Honduras's Constitutional Court on Thursday to enforce Article 374 of the constitution, which bars amendment of the presidential term-limit rule (Article 239) that prohibits anyone who has served as president from running again.

Journalist Héctor Ordóñez has replaced José Argueta as the government's communications secretary, following Argueta's quiet suspension after about six months in the role amid questions about the administration's messaging strategy.

César Chirinos, president of the National Association of Public Employees (Andeph), reported that mid- and lower-level officials are allegedly demanding improper payments, saying the practice inflates public spending and procurement costs, and pledged to provide details directly to President Asfura.

Congress has reactivated L100,000 (about $4,000) per-legislator social-aid funds under a new oversight framework where lawmakers serve only as liaisons, with an anti-corruption council helping draft accountability rules.

After a constitutional ruling annulled his judicial proceedings and restored his presumption of innocence, ex-judge Marco Vallecillo formally petitioned the Supreme Court of Justice to resume his duties in the judiciary, with his defense arguing no valid dismissal order exists in his personnel file.

The Liberal Party introduced a counterproposal for electricity-sector reform that would restructure ENEE using state-controlled public companies instead of private commercial entities, aiming to strengthen operational efficiency while maintaining state control.