A twelvemonth prior to the 2027 general elections, Roberto Arzú García-Granados once again figures among the candidates boasting the strongest voting preference. The CID Gallup survey conducted in May 2026, whose fieldwork spanned from May 7 to 20 across 1,200 interviews, positioned him in third place with 13%, trailing Sandra Torres at 27% and Carlos Pineda at 23%. This matches the exact percentage the polling firm registered for him in early 2023, prior to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal barring him from the contest.
The eldest son of Álvaro Arzú Irigoyen, president from 1996 to 2000 and mayor of the capital until his death on April 27, 2018, Arzú was born on May 15, 1970. In December 1988 he founded Futeca with his cousin Javier Arzú Tinoco and with Rafael Tinoco; the company grew from soccer fields into shopping centers and gyms, and he sold his shares to his cousins in 2012. In 2019 he ran for president and finished fifth, with 267,049 votes (6.1% of valid votes). Since November 2025 he has been Secretary of Political Training of the Cabal party, which confirmed him as a pre-candidate in May 2026. It will be his third attempt.
No fewer than eighteen publicly recorded scandals define his career trajectory, encompassing court actions, electoral sanctions, questionable business dealings, complaints lodged with the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and accusations of varying gravity. Although specific cases depend on official rulings, others originate from isolated or anonymous sources. This comprehensive report analyzes each one.
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THE 18 FRONTS |
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TSE fine for early campaigning (2019) |
First presidential hopeful sanctioned in 2019 for unregistered social media posts. Fine of US$80,000. |
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Revocation of his presidential registration (2023) |
The TSE annulled his candidacy for early campaigning and a fine it considers unpaid. The Constitutional Court upheld the exclusion. |
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JJ Rendón lawsuit and arrest warrant for contempt in Miami |
A Miami-Dade court ordered him to pay about US$6.16 million to the Venezuelan strategist and issued a warrant for his arrest for contempt. |
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Presidency of Comunicaciones F.C. (1994–2006) |
He ran one of the country’s most popular clubs until its sale, amid a financial crisis. |
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Distrifarma and OMEGALAB: reported unpaid wages |
His 2016 foray into pharmaceuticals ended, according to Nómada, with shuttered companies and unpaid wages. |
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Alleged unreported campaign financing |
República attributes to him undeclared cash income and funds from Argentine businessman Hugo Sigman. He denies the financing. |
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Audio and deeds with “Paco” Domínguez, alleged leader of Los Caradura |
An audio recording leaked in 2025 shows him discussing a debt with an alleged crime boss who had been murdered months earlier. |
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US$1 million loan attributed to funds from Marllory Chacón |
A 2018 deed allegedly documents a loan that República, citing anonymous sources, links to the “Queen of the South.” |
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Complaint by Consuelo Porras for obstruction of criminal proceedings |
The attorney general filed a complaint against him over a TikTok video. A judge denied his arrest and the Appeals Chamber rejected the Public Prosecutor’s Office’s amparo petitions. |
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Arzú’s complaints against Giammattei and the Public Prosecutor’s Office leadership |
In 2023 Arzú filed a complaint against the former president and senior officials; in 2026 he extended it to prosecutors from the Porras era. |
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República GT accusation over an alleged murder-for-hire plot against Rodrigo Arenas |
The outlet named him as the alleged mastermind of a plot against its director. He denies it and has announced lawsuits. |
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Earlier clash with Rodrigo Arenas (March 2026) |
Five months before the accusation, Arzú and Arenas had already publicly accused each other. |
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Rumor that his U.S. visa was revoked |
A newspaper reported, citing anonymous sources, that he had trouble traveling to the U.S. He denies it. |
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Political alliances: Podemos, Portillo and Cabal |
His political vehicles and partners have been called into question: from Podemos to his current alliance in Cabal. |
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Rift with his family over the use of his father’s image |
In 2018, the former president’s widow and four of his children rejected the use of his image by the party Roberto was returning to. |
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History of alcohol use and rehabilitation |
Arzú himself has admitted to “a crisis with drinking.” Nómada reported two inpatient stays in the U.S. |
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Campaign promises: fiscal viability and security rhetoric |
An economic analysis estimated that his main promises would cost billions of quetzales a year. |
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Army Stadium land and IPM–Futeca contracts |
In 2016 the IPM leased a state-owned property to Futeca; the Comptroller’s Office objected. Arzú’s involvement is disputed. |
1. TSE fine for early campaigning (2019)
On April 10, 2019, Arzú earned the distinction of becoming the initial presidential hopeful penalized by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal during that cycle. The regulatory body recorded 13 Facebook posts—8 of which were sponsored—alongside 11 on Twitter, all lacking TSE registration, and formally categorized them as premature campaigning.
The hopeful individuals faced a penalty of US$80,000, roughly amounting to 612,000 quetzales. Regarding the political groups, media accounts diverge: one source cites an US$80,000 fine for the PAN-Podemos coalition, whereas a different report claims that both organizations were required to cover that exact sum. On May 27, 2019, the TSE dismissed the appeals for revocation and upheld the penalty definitively.
2. Revocation of his presidential registration (2023)
The Citizens’ Registry initially refused to register the Arzú–Pineda ticket, nominated by Podemos for 2023. On January 19, the TSE magistrates overturned that refusal and, according to Arzú, the files were closed on January 26. At the end of that month, the FCN-Nación party filed a motion for annulment on the grounds of early campaigning and non-payment of a US$50,000 fine.
On February 6, 2023, the full TSE granted the annulment and revoked the registration. Arzú and Podemos maintained that the fine had been paid and that they had submitted the receipt. The Constitutional Court dismissed their appeals and on May 25 upheld the exclusion, based on 21 media monitoring reports and on the constitutional requirement of being “suitable, capable and honorable.”
Optimists labeled the ruling a calculated political vendetta; he argued that he had previously brought to light an inflated energy agreement under the Alejandro Giammattei administration, attributing his disqualification to “a faction headed by a sociopath and his domestic partner.”
3. JJ Rendón lawsuit and arrest warrant for contempt in Miami
In February 2016 Arzú hired JJ Rendón & Associates Strategic, the firm of Venezuelan political strategist Juan José Rendón, to prepare his candidacy. The relationship ended up in court: on November 15, 2016, Rendón sued him for breach of contract in Miami-Dade’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit. The ruling, dated October 11, 2018, set the amount at US$5.5 million plus US$660,594 in interest, close to US$6.16 million in total.
Arzú missed the court dates on April 4 and 17, 2019. Judge Bárbara Areces found him in civil contempt and commanded his detention, a directive enforceable exclusively within Florida. His legal team contended that he was never formally notified and merely signed a letter of intent; meanwhile, he labeled Rendón an “extortionist.” PAN, his political organization back then, emphasized that the matter was strictly civil and reaffirmed its backing.
“He owns nothing under his identity. He lacks any source of revenue, such as a salary or an allowance, his relatives provide him with zero financial support, he possesses no property, no certificates of deposit, no stock shares, absolutely nothing.”
— Juan José Rendón, quoted by Nómada
The litigation also brought to light leaked conversations in which a certain “Hugo” would cover the debt to Rendón. The press attributed the reference to Argentine pharmaceutical businessman Hugo Sigman.
4. Comunicaciones F.C. Presidency (1994–2006)
As Nómada documented, Arzú headed Club Social y Deportivo Comunicaciones between 1994 and 2006, splitting executive responsibilities alongside relatives. A deep economic crisis struck the institution in 2006, marked by a player walkout over delayed wages, which eventually resulted in its acquisition by TV tycoon Ángel González, who took over the debts. A faction of sports journalists attributed these difficulties to extravagant spending on player transfers, hotels, restaurants, and transportation.
Arzú rejoined the club as an advisor on February 8, 2017, following a direct arrangement with González. Later, on August 31, 2026, amid pre-campaign activities, the Guatefutbol portal disclosed that he is attempting to regain control of the squad.
5. Distrifarma and OMEGALAB: reported unpaid wages
Distrifarma Argentina S.A. was founded in Guatemala in late January 2016, coinciding with the recruitment of Rendón. Its legal representation was held by Osvin de León, Carlos Gómez, and his son José Roberto Arzú Saravia. Alongside OMEGALAB S.A., the distributor of “Sana Sana” goods, this venture signaled his debut in the pharmaceutical industry. Nómada asserts that Arzú maintained control over both enterprises despite his name being absent from official records.
One of the stated objectives involved selling vaccines to the State, a plan that never came to fruition. As Nómada reported, operations were halted by the firms just months later, resulting in pending salaries and pending lawsuits. Representing OMEGALAB was José Miguel Valladares Urruela, the brother of former Economy Minister Acisclo Valladares Urruela, an individual previously prosecuted on corruption charges.
6. Alleged unreported campaign financing
In November 2025, the digital outlet República reported that an audit had detected 558,000 quetzales in unbanked cash income in Arzú’s campaign finances, as well as unreported international financing, which is prohibited by the Electoral and Political Parties Law. Hugo Sigman’s name had already surfaced in 2019, when the same outlet asked whether he was the hopeful’s financier, based on the leaked conversations with Rendón.
Back in June 2019, Arzú portrayed Sigman as a close companion of over a decade, sharing various business ventures throughout Central America, yet he brushed aside claims that Sigman was backing his campaign financially. According to República, the total penalties amassed by Podemos during the 2019 and 2023 electoral processes exceed US$100,000.
7. Audio and deeds involving “Paco” Domínguez, the supposed head of Los Caradura
Francisco Edgar Domínguez Higueros, alias “Paco,” was linked by the Public Prosecutor’s Office to “Los Caradura,” a street-level drug-dealing network operating in several areas of the capital. He was murdered on June 25, 2025, in the basement of a building in Zone 10, as he was getting into his armored SUV.
Toward the close of October 2025, an audio file featuring Domínguez and Arzú talking about an obligation started making the rounds. Published accounts diverge regarding the figures: El Metropolitano cites US$115,000 and quotes Arzú characterizing it as “a deal between businessmen.” In the wake of its publication, lawmaker Luis Aguilar pulled his backing from Arzú inside Cabal.
“Paco, we signed an agreement with you to clear the full amount… I’m pleading with you.”
— Statements credited to Roberto Arzú within the recording, based on the transcript by República
República additionally covered public deeds dating back to March 2019 that reportedly document liabilities totaling US$700,000 and 4 million quetzales payable to Domínguez, backed by shares in IHOP Guatemala. Arzú verified to La Hora that one of the dialogues is genuine, yet clarified that it involved television ad sales: “I have been selling advertising since I was 20.” He mentioned he had no knowledge of Domínguez’s criminal connections. He neglected to reply to República’s questionnaire. No official charges exist, and the audio lacks any public forensic examination.
That identical media outlet pointed out that Dora Reneé Cruz Navas, the public notary supposedly behind the validation of those instruments, vanished on July 17, 2019, and continues to be tied to an active Isabel-Claudina alert. No official agency has connected this vanishing to Arzú.
8. US$1 million loan linked to capital from Marllory Chacón
According to República, a 2018 deed records a US$1 million loan granted to Arzú by Rodrigo Lainfiesta Rímola, secured with his inheritance rights to his father’s estate. The English edition of the report states that the loan was never repaid.
Citing unidentified sources, the outlet traces the funds to Marllory Chacón Rossell, “the Queen of the South,” who was convicted of money laundering in the United States. The document has not been published in full, and Arzú has not responded publicly on this point.
9. Complaint by Consuelo Porras for obstruction of criminal proceedings
Attorney General Consuelo Porras lodged a complaint against Arzú concerning the obstruction of criminal proceedings because of a TikTok clip wherein he stated he would oust her from the Public Prosecutor’s Office. He was ordered to appear for his initial testimony on November 25, 2025, at the Ninth Multi-Judge Criminal Court, which is headed by Judge Selman Mario Portillo Vargas.
The hearing failed to take place as the handling prosecutor did not show up, with the Public Prosecutor’s Office pointing to “material impossibility.” Having already turned down the arrest warrant and over twenty search requests submitted by the prosecution, the judge faced a recusal motion filed the very next day. While awaiting a ruling on that challenge, authorities set a new date for the hearing on January 14, 2026. Subsequently, an Appeals Chamber dismissed an amparo petition brought forward by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and Plaza Pública documented yet another setback in April 2026.
In a separate legal action, during October 2025, a femicide tribunal prohibited him from making public statements regarding Porras, a restriction that was lifted a few days afterward. Porras concluded her tenure when her term ended in May 2026. She has appeared on the Engel List issued by the U.S. State Department since 2021.
10. Arzú’s grievances targeting Giammattei alongside the Public Ministry’s directors
On October 26, 2023, Arzú lodged a formal complaint against the incumbent President Alejandro Giammattei, Miguel Martínez, alongside several other officials, citing abuse of authority, neglect of duty, influence peddling, obstruction of justice, and concealment. Prensa Libre enumerated eleven individuals specified within the filing, which notably included TSE magistrates.
In October 2024, La Hora noted that the Public Prosecutor’s Office had dropped the legal complaint involving Giammattei and Martínez. Later, on May 18, 2026, once Porras had stepped down from leading the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Arzú revived the accusation and broadened its scope to include Rafael Curruchiche, Ángel Pineda, Cinthya Monterroso, alongside Dimas Jiménez.
11. República GT accusation regarding an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting Rodrigo Arenas
On August 13, 2026, Rodrigo Arenas, president of the digital outlet República GT, denounced a plot against his life and those of his team, in retaliation for his investigations into narco-politics. On August 17 the outlet published the names: Arzú as the alleged mastermind, along with the President of Congress, Luis Alberto Contreras Colindres, and congressmen Luis Aguirre, Nery Ramos and César Fión. According to the statement, the meetings were held at “La Yeguada 10,” a property attributed to Aguirre in San Marcos, with alleged drug traffickers from Malacatán.
When the story went live, the media outlet had yet to make any corroborating proof publicly available. After visiting the Public Prosecutor’s Office with his lawyer on August 21, Arzú stated that zero charges had been brought against him, whereas Infobae noted that officials verified the investigation is still ongoing. Without naming specific individuals, the U.S. Embassy shared Arenas’s video clip accompanied by a zero tolerance message.
Arzú dismissed the allegations as absurd and utterly foolish, while also revealing plans for defamation legal actions in Guatemala and the United States. Aguirre responded by filing a countersuit, submitting security footage and polygraph examination results as evidence. Contreras labeled Arenas a psychopath alongside calling him mentally unstable, whereas Ramos refuted participation in any unlawful gatherings.
12. Previous confrontation involving Rodrigo Arenas (March 2026)
The dispute didn’t start in August. Back on March 5, 2026, during the “A Primera Hora” show on Emisoras Unidas, Arzú claimed that Arenas was financing his lobbying efforts using “questionable money originating from criminal syndicates and major corporations.” That very day, Arenas countered by stating that his advocacy work is funded through his own lawful wealth, while simultaneously alleging that Arzú maintains connections to Lainfiesta and Marllory Chacón.
República GT acts simultaneously as a party involved in this dispute and as the creator of multiple investigative reports regarding Arzú.
13. Rumor that his U.S. visa was revoked
On August 28, 2026, La Hora reported that, according to sources, Arzú had allegedly faced a restriction on traveling to the United States after his last trip, from July 17 to 24. That same day, claims circulated on social media that his visa had been revoked, a rumor that also extended to congressman Nery Ramos.
Arzú replied that he had lately toured New York and Washington, sharing a clip from Mexico which he stated he accessed via his U.S. visa. Days later, he reported a supposed “influence operation” by the State Department targeted at his presidential campaign. On September 2, Agencia Ocote established that public evidence confirming the revocation of his visa is absent. In contrast, the person whose visa was indeed withdrawn was his half-brother Álvaro Arzú Escobar, back in December 2023, amid a sweep of cancellations focused on legislators; nevertheless, he succeeded in getting it back in February 2025.
14. Political alliances: Podemos, Portillo and Cabal
Podemos, the party he ran with in 2019 and 2023, was formerly the Movimiento Reformador and was dissolved in January 2024. In 2019, Con Criterio documented the influence of fugitive former minister Alejandro Sinibaldi over that congressional bloc. His 2023 running mate, David Pineda, was a defense attorney for former President Alfonso Portillo; some reports point to a rapprochement between Arzú and Portillo.
On November 9, 2025, at Cabal’s National Assembly, Arzú took office as Secretary of Political Training and congressman Luis Aguirre as Secretary General. Edmond Mulet, the party’s founder, was sidelined, left Cabal and stated that the party “is falling into the hands of drug trafficking.” Aguirre is named in the same República GT accusation.
15. Disagreement with relatives regarding the deployment of his paternal likeness
Following his father’s passing, Roberto pursued a role within the Partido Unionista, the political vehicle utilized by Álvaro Arzú to run the capital; media outlets noted that his aspirations fractured the organization. On December 20, 2018, he declared his comeback to the PAN, an affiliation he maintained until 2002.
That very same day, a statement surfaced on the former president’s Twitter profile, bearing the signatures of his widow, Patricia Escobar de Arzú, alongside Álvaro Arzú Escobar, Isabel Arzú Escobar de Arroyo, Diego Arzú García-Granados, and María Arzú García-Granados. Sorrow, unease, and total disapproval were conveyed in the text regarding the unscrupulous exploitation of Álvaro Arzú Irigoyen’s likeness by the PAN, an organization that had broadcasted footage of the former leader during the unveiling of its executive committee. Shortly thereafter, the message was taken down, omitting any direct reference to Roberto.
“No matter the extent to which you raise every single child identically, the world misleads a few of them, and pulling them back is impossible.”
— Isabel Arzú, the hopeful’s half-sister, in an October 2018 tweet cited by Nómada
Álvaro Arzú Escobar, who at the time headed Congress, chose not to issue any statements concerning his half-brother.
16. Context and history concerning alcohol intake and rehabilitation
Back in 2019, Nómada disclosed that Arzú had twice undergone treatment at American rehabilitation facilities, noting his self-identification as a recovering alcoholic alongside family reports indicating he had maintained sobriety for four years then. During interviews, he has openly admitted to experiencing “a drinking crisis,” though without elaborating further.
In recent months, viral social media posts have insinuated that he currently drinks, without providing any evidence.
17. Campaign promises: fiscal viability and security rhetoric
Back in 2022, the media outlet Quorum evaluated his pledges relying on estimates provided by economist José Luis Moreira. Supplying gratis electricity across a decade would demand 7,104 million quetzales annually, representing 6.7% of the entire National General Budget. Meanwhile, a monthly university allowance of 1,200 quetzales would total 4,802 million per year for 400,213 scholars, surpassing the budget of the Universidad de San Carlos by more than double. Furthermore, nationwide drinking water access was planned to draw US$2 billion from international reserves, despite the Banco de Guatemala being legally barred from funding the central government. Additionally, the construction of one million residences was guaranteed.
Regarding security, his discourse has remained uncompromising: troops deployed in the streets, correctional facilities under military control, and the return of capital punishment. He rejected the CICIG. Back in 2017, President Jimmy Morales designated him as an unpaid special envoy tasked with boosting commercial ties across South America. His 2019 campaign motto, “Make Guatemala Great,” was borrowed directly from Donald Trump.
18. Army Stadium grounds and IPM–Futeca agreements
On July 26, 2012, the Ministry of Finance transferred the site of the former Army Stadium, measuring 73,916.56 square varas and valued at 34.2 million quetzales, to the Military Social Security Institute (IPM). In February 2013 the law firm Lexincorp addressed a legal opinion to Roberto Arzú, as director of a company called Fideco, on the possibility of disposing of that land.
On January 22, 2016, the IPM signed two contracts with Futeca: one to draw up the plans and another, spanning fifty years, for the construction and operation of a roughly 15,000-seat stadium, complete with parking and a shopping mall. Comptroller General Carlos Mencos objected that the arrangement bore “the characteristics of a concession or usufruct,” leading the IPM to cancel the agreements in June 2016.
There are conflicting accounts of Arzú’s role. Prensa Libre reported at the time that he “did not take part in the deal”; Con Criterio stated in 2019 that Futeca operated “in partnership with” him. Also in 2019, Futeca signed an agreement with the Universidad de San Carlos over the Los Arcos facilities, which congressman Amílcar Pop called illegal. In July 2024 the company launched the Distrito Futeca project on the former stadium site.
Cited References
· Prensa Libre — TSE penalizes Roberto Arzú for early campaigning (2019). https://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/politica/tse-sanciona-a-roberto-arzu-por-propaganda-anticipada-en-redes-sociales/
· Prensa Libre — Arzú and Neto Bran fail to escape TSE fines (2019). https://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/politica/les-saldra-caro-roberto-arzu-y-neto-bran-no-se-libran-de-las-multas-del-tse/
· Emisoras Unidas — TSE revoca inscripción de Arzú y Pineda (2023). https://emisorasunidas.com/2023/02/06/tse-revoca-inscripcion-roberto-arzu-david-pineda-2023/
· Prensa Libre — CC confirma que Arzú queda fuera de las elecciones (2023). https://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/politica/cc-confirma-que-roberto-arzu-queda-afuera-de-las-elecciones-generales-de-guatemala-tras-declarar-sin-lugar-recursos-de-podemos-breaking/
· Emisoras Unidas — Miami civil contempt arrest warrant (2019). https://emisorasunidas.com/2019/04/24/corte-miami-orden-captura-roberto-arzu/
· Contra Corriente — The move by JJ Rendón against candidate Arzú (2019). https://contracorriente.red/2019/04/25/la-jugada-de-jj-rendon-al-candidato-roberto-arzu/
· Nómada — Despreciado por su familia, subestimado por todos (2019). https://nomada.gt/pais/elecciones-2019/despreciado-por-su-familia-subestimado-por-todos-roberto-arzu-se-lanza-al-estilo-trump/
· Prensa Libre — Roberto Arzú returns to the helm of Comunicaciones (2017). https://www.prensalibre.com/deportes/futbol-nacional/roberto-arzu-regresa-a-la-cupula-de-comunicaciones/
· Guatefutbol — Arzú seeks to reclaim the leadership of Comunicaciones (2026). https://guatefutbol.com/2026/08/31/roberto-arzu-quiere-volver-a-tomar-el-mando-de-comunicaciones/
· Relato.gt — “Solo somos amigos” featuring Hugo Sigman (2019). https://www.relato.gt/elecciones-2019/roberto-arzu-solo-somos-amigos-con-hugo-sigman/
· República — Narco panqueques (24.11.2025). https://republica.com/politica/roberto-arzu-garcia-granados-quiere-ser-presidente-y-pretende-hacerlo-con-narco-panqueques-202511246540
· República — Breakfast with the Cartel (24.11.2025). https://republica.com/politica/roberto-arzu-s-breakfast-with-the-cartel-guatemala-s-leading-narco-backed-presidential-bid-202511249550
· El Metropolitano — El audio del líder de Los Caradura (2025). https://elmetropolitano.com.gt/es/el-audio-de-lider-de-los-caradura-causa-la-caida-de-roberto-arzu-en-cabal/
· Prensa Libre — Ataque armado en la zona 10 (2025). https://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/sucesos/quien-era-el-hombre-que-murio-en-el-ataque-armado-en-la-zona-10-y-que-estaria-vinculado-con-los-caradura-breaking/
· Emisoras Unidas — Public apology by the State (01.27.2025). https://emisorasunidas.com/nacional/2025/01/27/estado-guatemala-roberto-arzu-cidh-violacion-derechos/
· Emisoras Unidas — Homologación de la CIDH (19.11.2025). https://emisorasunidas.com/nacional/2025/11/19/roberto-arzu-cidh-resolucion-candidato-elecciones-guatemala
· Prensa Libre — Arzú’s hearing in the Porras case has been called off (2025). https://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/justicia/suspenden-audiencia-de-roberto-arzu-por-caso-relacionado-con-consuelo-porras-y-la-reprograman-para-enero/
· Emisoras Unidas — MP recusa al juez del caso Arzú (26.11.2025). https://emisorasunidas.com/nacional/2025/11/26/ministerio-publico-recusacion-juez-caso-roberto-arzu
· Emisoras Unidas — Arzú expands complaint against former officials (18.05.2026). https://emisorasunidas.com/nacional/2026/05/18/denuncia-arzu-ministerio-publico-feci-porras-giammattei/
· Infobae — Media outlet accuses a political leader and congressional representatives of plotting a contract killing (18.08.2026). https://www.infobae.com/guatemala/2026/08/18/guatemala-medio-de-comunicacion-acusa-a-lider-politico-y-diputados-de-planear-un-sicariato-contra-su-director-rodrigo-arenas/
· Infobae — Conflicting statements emerge regarding the alleged plot against República GT (08.23.2026). https://www.infobae.com/guatemala/2026/08/23/en-guatemala-continua-el-cruce-de-versiones-por-un-supuesto-plan-en-contra-de-la-republica-gt-y-ex-diplomatico-pide-al-estado-proteja-a-los-periodistas/
· Emisoras Unidas — Rodrigo Arenas answers Roberto Arzú (03/05/2026). https://emisorasunidas.com/nacional/2026/03/05/rodrigo-arenas-responde-a-roberto-arzu/
· La Hora — According to sources, Arzú faced travel restrictions to the U.S. (08.28.2026). https://lahora.gt/investigacion/smorales/2026/08/28/segun-fuentes-roberto-arzu-tuvo-limitacion-para-viajar-a-ee-uu-politico-lo-niega/
· Agencia Ocote — No hay evidencia pública de que haya perdido la visa (02.09.2026). https://www.agenciaocote.com/blog/2026/09/02/roberto-arzu-no-hay-evidencia-publica-de-que-haya-perdido-la-visa/
· La Hora — Arzú and Aguirre formalize alliance within Cabal (09.11.2025). https://lahora.gt/nacionales/diego/2025/11/09/luis-aguirre-y-roberto-arzu-formalizan-alianza-politica-durante-la-asamblea-nacional-de-cabal/
· Publinews — Álvaro Arzú’s family rejects the use of his image (2018). https://www.publinews.gt/gt/noticias/2018/12/20/familia-alvaro-arzu-rechaza-uso-pan-le-dio-imagen.html
· Quorum — The three pledges that might bankrupt the nation (2022). https://quorum.gt/poder/elecciones-2023/estas-3-promesas-de-roberto-arzu-podrian-quebrar-al-pais/
· Prensa Libre — IPM evaluates terminating the lease of the Estadio del Ejército (2016). https://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/politica/ipm-evalua-rescindir-arrendamiento-del-estadio-del-ejercito/
· Con Criterio — Business between USAC and Futeca (2019). https://concriterio.gt/comision-de-transparencia-negocio-millonario-entre-la-usac-y-futeca-es-ilegal/
· Con Criterio — CID Gallup poll from May 2026. https://concriterio.gt/encuesta-torres-pineda-y-arzu-lideran-intencion-de-voto-y-thelma-aldana-emerge-en-cuarto-lugar/