PRISM Alerts · Guatemala · Alert 36
Guatemala Armed conflict worsening 13 October 2026

Guatemala: 111 political violence events in 2026-08, above the 90th percentile of the previous 24 months (82) (ACLED)

Political violence events per month (count)

According to ACLED's Open-tier monthly aggregates via HDX, as of 2 October 2026, Guatemala recorded 111 political violence events in August 2026, with 127 reported fatalities. This count is above 81.7, the 90th percentile of the country's monthly event counts over the previous 24 months. Of the 111 events, 81 involved the targeting of civilians, and ACLED recorded 90 civilian fatalities in the same month.

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How this fired

RuleACLED political violence events against the previous two years
Period2026-08
Metricpv_events
Value in the month111
90th percentile of that history81.7
Months of history compared24
Political violence events111
Reported fatalities127
Civilian targeting events81
Civilians reported killed90
Judged againstthe 90th percentile of the country's own record over the previous 24 months, 81.7; at least 20 events or 10 civilians killed. Fired on: history_percentile.
Detected13 October 2026, run 19

Evidence

ACLED, Open-tier monthly aggregates via HDX, as of 2026-10-02 Country page All alerts for Guatemala JSON
key acled_pv_events:GTM:2026-08