QCOSTARICA Drug violence and homicides would continue to rise in 2024 if there is no change in legislation that allows hitmen (sicarios in Spanish) to be put behind bars, warns President Rodrigo Chaves. To achieve this, criminal regulations must be modified to apply a “hard-handed policy” to restrict the granting of prison benefits, such…
QCOSTARICA Because the weight of public debt will exceed 60% of GDP throughout 2024, public employees would be left without a salary increase throughout next year. The expectation is that by 2025 the fiscal rule that was approved in 2018 and that became a limitation that today affects bureaucrats can be overcome, said President…
The country’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has rejected President Rodrigo Chaves’ attempt to censor the publication of audio recordings, which reveal controversial conversations recorded by a former minister
Costa Rica's President Chaves signals potential IACHR withdrawal if the international court mandates changes to the country's restrictive abortion laws.