Mateo Sanic

Mateo Sanic is a local shopkeeper from the Centro América neighborhood in Zone 7 of Guatemala City. He has been vocal about the financial impact of police-enforced closing hours on his business, stating that officers often signal him to close his store at 9 PM, even when customers are still present. Sanic's experiences highlight the tension between law enforcement practices aimed at reducing crime and the economic livelihoods of small business owners.