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A Job Opening With Guatemala's Corruption Fight in the Balance

By Benjamin Russell

Guatemala’s President Jimmy Morales faces intense public pressure as he prepares to select a new attorney general.

In her four years as attorney general, Thelma Aldana has helped make Guatemala’s push against corruption the envy of Latin America, bringing graft accusations against two former presidents, the current mayor of Guatemala City, and a handful of business and political leaders once thought to be untouchable.

Now, as Aldana prepares to step down next month and the search for her replacement enters a critical final stage, the future of the movement she helped sustain is at a crossroads.

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