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Tomás Zambrano, president of the National Congress, said Honduras will combat gang violence and organized crime through new anti-terrorism legislation and reforms rather than declaring a state of exception, which he said suspends rights for the entire population.

A Libre lawmaker endorsed a localized state of emergency in municipalities with high violence, saying past applications reduced homicides and calling for human-rights oversight and temporary rather than permanent deployment.

President Asfura's government plans to propose a state of exception to the National Security Council for at least 30 municipalities hit by criminal gangs and forced displacement, though the exact municipalities and scope remain undefined.

Congress says it will wait for the National Security Council to decide whether to impose a localized state of exception in high-crime areas before deciding what legislative action, if any, it will take.

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.

Octavio Pineda, a former infrastructure minister under Xiomara Castro, confirmed his presidential candidacy for the Libre party and said he would adopt El Salvador's strict gang-enforcement model—including detention without judicial warrants and military deployment—if elected.

Panelists at Contracorriente Fest 2026 in Tegucigalpa argued that combating organized crime requires strong institutions, prevention, and transparency rather than emergency measures that erode democratic rights, citing El Salvador's mass detentions and documented human-rights abuses.

Congress leadership and the Joint General Staff held talks to discuss proposed reforms to the Armed Forces constitutional law and review the Military Police's operational capacity, aiming to strengthen security efforts nationwide.

At a press conference, President Nasry Asfura said his administration is working to cut losses at the state power utility ENEE, while revealing that the US government is funding a feasibility study for an interoceanic corridor and dry port between Puerto Cortés and La Barca.