Juan Montes
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 07:02
President Enrique Peña Nieto has set up a close ally to become Mexico’s first independent prosecutor, spurring accusations that he seeks to shield his scandal-plagued government from the kind of inquiry the new post was meant to ensure.
Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 07:31
Mexico’s Congress on Wednesday passed a reworked version of anticorruption legislation, stripping out a controversial section that had been opposed by business groups and vetoed by President Enrique Peña Nieto.
Thursday, June 2, 2016 - 06:50
Starting Wednesday, every criminal case in Acapulco will be heard using a new judicial process based on U.S.-style oral trials. It replaces a centuries-old inquisitorial system that effectively presumes defendants are guilty and hands down sentences on the basis of written evidence reviewed behind closed doors.
Monday, October 26, 2015 - 06:46
Jimmy Morales, a former television comedy actor who promised to clean up Guatemala’s corrupt politics, won a landslide victory in Sunday’s presidential election.
Monday, September 28, 2015 - 06:13
Increase in murders in capital stokes fears that brutal drug gangs have grabbed foothold.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 06:38
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, nearing the halfway mark of his six-year term, opted on Thursday for a limited cabinet shuffle to help lift the sagging fortunes of his once-heralded presidency.
Friday, August 16, 2013 - 00:00
The steady stream of deal-making, after years of partisan gridlock, is causing ordinary Mexicans to take notice and reviving international confidence.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 00:00
A protracted conflict could undermine Mr. Pena Nieto's political capital as he is seeking wide consensus for his ambitious agenda