Backgrounder: Sanctions against individuals implicated in undermining democracy and rule of law in Guatemala


Effective immediately, Canada is imposing sanctions against four individuals for committing acts of significant corruption and gross and systematic human rights violations in Guatemala.

Canadian measures

The Special Economic Measures (Guatemala) Regulations impose a prohibition on dealings related to the listed individuals, effectively freezing any assets they may have in Canada. Listed individuals are also rendered inadmissible into Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

The specific prohibitions are set out in the regulations.

The names of the individuals added to the schedule of these regulations are the following:

  • María Consuelo Porras Argueta de Porres (Attorney General and Head of the Public Ministry)
  • Cinthia Edelmira Monterroso Gómez (prosecutor)
  • José Rafael Curruchiche Cucul (Special Prosecutor Against Impunity Within the Public Ministry)
  • Jimi Rodolfo Bremer Ramírez (judge) 



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