86 Families Evicted in Choluteca Under New Agro-Industry Law

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 7, 2026 · Originally reported August 7, 2026 by Criterio.hn

About 86 farming families in El Tulito, Choluteca, were evicted under Honduras's new Agro-Industry Protection Law at the request of sugar companies, despite legal challenges and six failed eviction attempts before the law took effect.

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