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Government reverses Guatecompras changes as new proposals for portal are considered

From La Hora · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Guatemala’s government suspended recently implemented changes to the Guatecompras public procurement portal.
  • It will consult journalists, researchers and other users before deciding on new modifications.
  • President Bernardo Arévalo said the goal is to make the portal more transparent.

Guatemala’s government has suspended changes recently implemented on the Guatecompras public procurement portal and is opening a new consultation process on its future.

The consultations will involve journalists, researchers and other users of the portal. The government said the process will help define modifications to its operation and make Guatecompras more transparent.

President Bernardo Arévalo confirmed the reversal during a news conference. The move follows the government’s decision to reconsider the changes rather than proceed with the existing version of the portal.

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Originally published by La Hora in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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