Gerardo Alfaro
Costa RicapoliticianMale7.3Global Dominance: 0.00%Gerardo Alfaro is a magistrate of the Sala de Casación Penal in Costa Rica, known for his significant role in the judiciary and his advocacy for effective communication between the judicial and executive branches. Recently, he expressed disappointment over budgetary constraints that hindered the opening of new offices for the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ), emphasizing the need for increased resources to combat rising crime rates.
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Gerardo Alfaro is leading a reform of the Penal Procedural Code in Costa Rica.
Editorial: Reforma al Código Procesal Penal, sí, pero con presupuestoCosta Rica· 2026-07-26Gerardo Alfaro is a magistrate of the Sala III advocating for urgent reforms to the Penal Code in response to organized crime.
Evolución del crimen organizado obliga al Poder Judicial a reformar sus procedimientos penalesCosta Rica· 2026-07-20
Gerardo Alfaro is a magistrate who defends the concept of garantismo in the Costa Rican penal justice system.
¿Qué sacrificaría Costa Rica si abandona el garantismo? Magistrado Alfaro advierte los riesgosCosta Rica· 2026-07-20Gerardo Alfaro declared that the reform is urgent to alleviate the judicial burden.
Gobierno congeló proyecto de reforma para agilizar juicios penalesCosta Rica· 2026-07-17
Gerardo Alfaro, magistrate of the Criminal Cassation Chamber, indicated that the initiative responds to the need to update a legal framework in place since 1998.
Corte Plena aprueba hoja de ruta para reformar el Código Procesal Penal en nueve mesesCosta Rica· 2026-07-14Gerardo Alfaro expressed disappointment over the inability to realize planned projects despite prior planning.
Bloqueo presupuestario de Hacienda impide apertura de sedes del OIJ en regiones clave para lucha contra el crimenCosta Rica· 2026-07-07
