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La comisión legislativa de Finanzas del Congreso de Guatemala condiciona los aumentos presupuestarios de 2027 al avance del gasto público

La Comisión de Finanzas del Congreso de Guatemala continuó este martes el análisis del presupuesto de 2027, con exigencias sobre el ritmo de ejecución de los recursos antes de aprobar aumentos para el próximo año, cuando faltan ocho meses para las elecciones generales.
Las audiencias reunieron a autoridades de la Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria, el Ministerio de Finanzas Públicas y el Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales.
La ejecución global del Organismo Ejecutivo llegó al 65,5% al 30 de septiembre de 2026, a menos de 90 días del cierre fiscal previsto para el 15 de diciembre. El Ministerio de Ambiente registró un 67,2% en la misma fecha, aunque proyectó cerrar el año con 96%.
La ministra de Finanzas Públicas, Deborah Alvarado, explicó que las cotizaciones y licitaciones suelen concentrarse durante el último cuatrimestre en la mayoría de las carteras estatales. El presidente de la comisión expresó preocupación por ese patrón, debido a que varios ministerios solicitan más fondos para 2027 pese al gasto rezagado.
La cartera ambiental había alcanzado una ejecución de 85,5% en 2024 y de 89,2% en 2025. La proyección para este año se ubica por encima de esos resultados, aunque la selección de proyectos de reforestación todavía no se había traducido en desembolsos.

Un proyecto tecnológico sin ejecución y un nuevo crédito para 2027
El Sistema Integrado de Administración Financiera, conocido como SIAF, tenía una asignación de 29,5 millones de quetzales, pero no había ejecutado recursos hasta septiembre de 2026. Alvarado reconoció la situación durante su comparecencia ante los diputados.
Para 2027, el SIAF será reemplazado por una nueva unidad de modernización con 50 millones de quetzales, financiada mediante un préstamo del Banco Mundial bajo el convenio 9869-GT. La ministra afirmó: “2027 es el año central de inicio, ya con la ejecución propia de ese proyecto”.
El Ministerio de Finanzas Públicas también avanza en la renovación de su infraestructura tecnológica después del ciberataque ocurrido en 2023 y a comienzos de 2024. El plan incluye la construcción de un sitio alterno para asegurar la continuidad de las operaciones y un monitoreo permanente del tráfico inusual en sus sistemas.
La Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria entregó durante la sesión el saldo del fondo de crédito fiscal para exportadores, solicitado por el diputado José Pablo Mendoza. El superintendente Werner Lobayen informó que al 1 de octubre de 2026 alcanzaba 2.399,928 millones de quetzales, tras coordinar el dato con Finanzas Públicas porque no lo tenía disponible al inicio de su intervención.
Lobayen detalló que el personal de la SAT ya usa un mecanismo de doble factor de autenticación para ingresar a sus plataformas. La entidad busca extender esa medida a los 4,5 millones de guatemaltecos que utilizan la agencia virtual.
El superintendente indicó que durante el último año circularon dos informaciones sobre supuestos ataques contra la Administración Tributaria. Las verificaciones internas determinaron que ambos casos eran desinformación.
La SAT prevé ofrecer atención en cinco idiomas mayas desde 2027, además de implementar camiones de servicio móvil y puntos de atención en centros comerciales para llegar a áreas alejadas. La institución cuenta actualmente con 50 agencias tributarias en el país y mantendrá las placas de circulación de plástico mediante un convenio con Finanzas Públicas que garantiza su disponibilidad a través del Taller Nacional de Grabados.
Reforestación con demanda seis veces mayor que los fondos disponibles
El Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales y el Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas disponen de un presupuesto conjunto de 617 millones de quetzales, equivalente al 0,38% del presupuesto nacional. El ministro Edwin Castellanos pidió que los 29 millones de quetzales destinados en 2026 a transferencias para entidades externas se consideren recursos adicionales y no una reducción de los fondos operativos para 2027.
La diputada invitada Patricia Orantes respaldó esa propuesta y cuestionó que, en años anteriores, se incluyeran organizaciones no gubernamentales entre las asignaciones de la cartera. Señaló que esas entidades no necesariamente responden a la política ambiental del país.
El Fondo para los Bosques recibió 45 propuestas que suman 260 millones de quetzales, pero solo cuenta con 40 millones trasladados al Crédito Hipotecario Nacional. Según Castellanos, los proyectos solicitados permitirían proteger o reforestar 340.000 hectáreas, aunque ningún plan había comenzado a ejecutarse porque la selección aún seguía en curso.
El diputado Byron Rodríguez alertó sobre un posible uso electoral de los programas de reforestación en Retalhuleu, donde afirmó que algunos candidatos ya ofrecen entregas de árboles. “Sí me gustaría que estos recursos de reforestación no sean politizados”, planteó.
Rodríguez también pidió atención para el cierre del vertedero municipal de Coatepeque, en Quetzaltenango. Según indicó, ese depósito concentra el 80% de la basura que contamina las playas de la zona costera de San Marcos y motivó un pronunciamiento del estado mexicano de Chiapas.
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De trabajar en una cadena de comida rápida a espiar para Rusia: la historia del agente que terminó preso en Ucrania

No afirma ser el espía más brillante de Rusia. Sin embargo, Alexsander de verdad quería el trabajo. Nació en Ucrania pero creía en Rusia. Y era difícil salir adelante con sus turnos en McDonald’s. Así que cuando dos agentes rusos se le acercaron con la oferta de un trabajo de espionaje a destajo, aceptó de inmediato.
Estaba en Francia en ese momento, dijo. Los rusos querían material comprometedor de un funcionario de gobierno occidental. Parte de lo que hizo Alexsander fue verdadero espionaje de campo, como ver dónde vivía el funcionario. Gran parte fueron búsquedas en Google. Alexsander no necesitó mucho usar disfraces.
“Tenía un par de gafas de sol negras, pero rara vez las usaba. Solo cuando brillaba el sol”, dijo con ironía.
El trabajo de Alexsander cambió cuando Rusia invadió Ucrania en 2022. Se unió a un grupo de Facebook para extranjeros que se enlistaban en el ejército ucraniano. Se ganó la confianza de otros miembros. En viajes a Ucrania, informó a Rusia sobre la ubicación de las fuerzas ucranianas, sus operaciones de asalto planificadas y sus datos personales. Sus acciones, dijo, provocaron la muerte de soldados.
Entonces, todo le pasó factura. Mientras conducía por el norte de Ucrania, Alexsander fue detenido en un puesto de control. Un guardia le pidió ver su teléfono. Había olvidado borrar un mensaje a su jefe ruso.
“No digo que sea un buen espía”, me dijo Alexsander. “Me atraparon”.
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Coast Guard firefight puts US, Mexico at odds despite coordinated border operations

A firefight involving U.S. Coast Guard personnel along the Mexican border has sparked a dispute between Washington and Mexico City over where the gunfire originated, even as the two countries continue coordinating border security operations.
The Coast Guard told Digital that personnel conducting joint interdiction operations near Garceno, Texas, came under fire from the Mexican side of the border Sept. 26 and returned fire. No injuries or damage to Coast Guard vessels or equipment were reported, and the incident remains under investigation.
After U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson publicly announced that Coast Guard personnel had come under fire, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum demanded evidence that the shots originated from her country’s territory.
«We asked for all the evidence because we have no evidence,» Sheinbaum told reporters in Mexico City, saying Mexican security forces had not detected shots originating from their territory.
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The State Department, however, told Digital that information about the shooting had been shared with Mexican authorities.
«U.S. Coast Guard personnel were fired upon from Mexican territory on September 26, and we have shared the available information with the Government of Mexico through official channels,» a State Department spokesman said.
The department did not specify what was shared or when, and U.S. officials have not publicly identified the shooters or detailed how they determined the gunfire’s origin.
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The incident occurred amid Operation River Wall, a Coast Guard initiative launched in October 2025 to deter illegal migration, drug smuggling and other threats along approximately 300 miles of the Rio Grande.
«Over the past year, the Coast Guard has expanded operations in the region, deploying more than 1,000 personnel and more than 30 assets,» a Coast Guard spokesperson told Digital, referring to «Operation Sable».
Separately, Mexico’s Navy Ministry, led by Secretary Raymundo Morales-Angeles, said 159 «Naval elements», 11 vehicles and two drones were deployed to the Tamaulipas sector.
U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) separately told Digital that American troops are being repositioned to the Rio Grande Valley in anticipation of a seasonal increase in attempted illegal border crossings.
Asked whether Mexico had received evidence from U.S. authorities or launched its own investigation, a representative for Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. Roberto Lazzeri Montaño referred Digital on Monday to Sheinbaum’s more recent remarks addressing the incident.
Sheinbaum said Mexico’s military ministry «maintains» communication with NORTHCOM and the Coast Guard and that a «mirror operation» coordinated with the U.S. remains active.
«We want to have a good relationship with the United States within the framework of our sovereignty, our territorial integrity, mutual trust, and coordination without subordination,» she said.
Her response did not explicitly confirm whether Mexico had received the information Washington says it shared.
Digital also contacted Sheinbaum’s office for comment.
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Santiago Vidal Calvo, a Venezuelan-born immigration analyst at the Manhattan Institute, told Digital that Sheinbaum’s approach to border security is shaped by pressure from Washington and a broader Latin American shift toward right-wing governments.
«She has that regional pressure [and] she has the international pressure from the United States» to cooperate on security matters, Calvo said.
He suggested Sheinbaum’s demand for evidence of the Coast Guard shooting could reflect pressure within her own political coalition to justify working with the Trump administration.
«She has a high bar to meet if she wants to ally with the Trump administration internally within her own party and her own government,» Calvo said.
«We’ve got to understand this through the lens of what is going on in Latin America. I do think that Sheinbaum’s position is substantially different today than it was when Trump got elected,» Calvo said.
His assessment reflects Sheinbaum’s ties to the left-wing Morena Party and the political legacy of her predecessor, former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, commonly known as AMLO.
Calvo characterized Sheinbaum as the «last bastion of Latin American socialism,» arguing that she could face additional regional pressure if Flávio Bolsonaro defeats President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil’s upcoming presidential runoff.
Calvo suggested that the rightward shift among South American governments could increase pressure on Sheinbaum to cooperate with Washington on security matters.
He said she may face questions about whether «you’re the only president of Latin America who’s not cooperating with the United States in terms of security?»
«Both of those things do lead to a more serious border campaign for both countries,» Calvo said.
«I have no doubt that the change in South America from left-leaning governments to right-leaning governments has to do with the Trump administration’s policy in Latin America,» he added.
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Border security policy analyst Simon Hankinson told Digital that gunfire near the Rio Grande is not unprecedented, citing accounts he heard during previous visits to the border.
Hankinson said cartel involvement was possible but expressed doubt that Mexican military personnel would deliberately fire across the border unless they were acting against orders.
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«I think these two politicians can cooperate, they can agree on some things, even if they don’t agree on socialism versus capitalism and some other ideological issues,» he added.
The Coast Guard said the circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation.
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Greta Thunberg joins massive French student protests as cars burn, police fire tear gas

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined student protesters in France on Tuesday after weeks of violent confrontations with police, thousands of arrests and widespread school closures over demands for education reform.
The 23-year-old Swedish activist appeared outside a high school in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, where students were demanding more teachers, better facilities and shorter school days, Reuters reported.
More than 6,800 people have been detained since the protests began in September, according to French authorities. Demonstrators have set fires, erected barricades and confronted riot police in cities across France, although many protests have remained peaceful.
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks with students outside a high school in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, on Oct. 13, 2026, as nationwide protests over education reform continue. (JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)
Thunberg, who rose to prominence organizing school strikes over climate change, criticized the French government’s response to the demonstrations.
«We are inspired by the young people who are demanding their basic rights,» Thunberg told reporters, according to Reuters. She also described the police response as «extremely violent.»
About 161,500 people marched across France on Tuesday, including 41,500 in Paris, according to Interior Ministry figures. The Education Ministry said 214 schools were closed.
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French high school students gather outside the Lycee Voltaire high school as part of nationwide protests to demand the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and better learning conditions, in Paris, as more than 400 schools remain closed following days of student protests that have escalated into violence in some places, France, October 2, 2026. (Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters)
President Donald Trump weighed in on the turmoil last week, blaming mass migration rather than complaints about education.
«What’s happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration. This isn’t about schools, this is about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country!» Trump wrote on Truth Social on Oct. 6.
The demonstrations have become a political flashpoint ahead of France’s presidential election next May, with far-left presidential hopeful Jean-Luc Mélenchon accusing the government of excessive force against young protesters.
FRANCE IS DEVOURING ITSELF AS SCHOOL RIOTS REVEAL A CRISIS FAR BIGGER THAN BROKEN CLASSROOMS

Greta Thunberg meets with students in Saint-Denis, France, on Oct. 13, 2026, as demonstrations over school conditions and education funding enter their fourth week. (JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)
Mélenchon joined demonstrators in Paris on Tuesday, while right-wing National Rally leader Marine Le Pen has condemned violence by protesters and called for those responsible for damaging schools to pay for repairs.
The police response has drawn criticism following an incident last week in which a 15-year-old boy lost his hand and part of his lower arm after picking up a police dispersal grenade that detonated during a demonstration in Lens.
French authorities subsequently suspended the use of the type of stun grenade involved in the incident.
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for restraint and dialogue as the demonstrations continue.
Students have complained about deteriorating buildings, teacher shortages and school days that can stretch from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has asked ministers to address their demands.
Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman-Diamond contributed to this report.
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