On Thursday September 3rd, Guatemala's president was not only removed from office, but thrown into jail. An arrest warrant was given due to a corruption investigation that recently broke out. Molina submitted his resignation which was approved in a 118-0 vote. The VP was sworn in and the former president was sent to jail. Apparently he received bribes in exchange for lowering taxes for companies that were seeking to import products into Guatemala, he denied this about a month ago. The country is scheduled to hold presidential elections on Sunday. The ex-VP was also detained last week. This is concerning for the US because Guatemala's government and politics in general are very delicate as of right now.
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