Congress Rewrites Agroindustrial Law to Add Energy and Tourism

Published on Honduras Daily · Jun 12, 2026 · Originally reported June 10, 2026 by Criterio.hn

Two days after passing the Agroindustrial Protection Law, Congress amended it outside normal procedure to extend tax and permitting benefits to the energy and tourism sectors, a move critics say breaks parliamentary rules and threatens Indigenous and Garífuna lands.

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