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Mexico Offers Support to Guatemala After 30-Day State of Siege

Sheinbaum rules out extra border deployments for now.

Overview

  • Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo imposed a nationwide 30-day state of siege after coordinated attacks on police and riots in multiple prisons.
  • Updated reports cited by Reuters raised the police death toll to nine following additional officer deaths from weekend attacks.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will seek direct contact with Arévalo to determine what assistance Guatemala may need.
  • Sheinbaum emphasized that any Mexican support would be provided with full respect for Guatemala’s sovereignty.
  • Mexico will also send aid to Chile for severe wildfires and continue assistance to Jamaica following hurricane damage.