Last Updated: July 10, 2025

Ángel Arnoldo PINEDA ÁVILA

Position

Secretary-General of the Public Ministry (Ministerio Público) of Guatemala

Nationality

Guatemala

DoB

1975-05-10

Reg. ID

238937186 (passport-National passport)

Linked to

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202400455

Official reason

Ángel Arnoldo Pineda Ávila is the Secretary-General of the Public Ministry (Ministerio Público) of Guatemala (equivalent to the Public Prosecutor’s Office). He is second-in-command in the Public Ministry after the Attorney General, and Head of the General Secretariat of that institution. In that position, Ángel Arnoldo Pineda Ávila is involved in e...

Other Information

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ%3AL_202400455&qid=1706879944713

Date of listing

2024-02-02

Program information

Authority

EU

Program

Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guatemala

Regime

EU country specific

Target State

Guatemala

Measures

Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission

Sanctions Portfolio

- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/254.

Official Information

In view of the persistent attempts to nullify the democratic results of the general and presidential elections in Guatemala, which resulted in a clear victory of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo, as attested by the EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Guatemala, the Council adopted an autonomous framework for restrictive measures in view of the...

Program URL

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202400254