Melvin Portillo
Melvin Portillo is the Secretary of Criminal Policy at the Public Ministry (MP) in Guatemala. He has been actively involved in addressing the surge of violence and extortion cases in the country. During a recent meeting with lawmakers, he criticized the Ministry of Governance for its failure to implement effective crime prevention strategies, highlighting the record number of extortion cases reported in recent months.
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Melvin Portillo was a competitor of Luis Fernando Bermejo.
Allanamientos del MP contra las elecciones del Cang resultaron contraproducentes, según analistas, y favorecieron a ganadores
Guatemala· 2026-02-14
Melvin Portillo is seeking to be elected as a substitute magistrate for the new Constitutional Court.
“Vamos a documentar con audio y video”, afirma fiscal Leonor MoralesGuatemala· 2026-02-13
Melvin Portillo is a candidate for the magistrate position.
Abogados acuden a las urnas para elegir a los primeros magistrados de la nueva CCGuatemala· 2026-02-12
Portillo is competing for the position of substitute magistrate alongside Gálvez.
La CC sostiene la exclusión de los profesionales afines en la segunda vuelta del Cang para elegir magistradosGuatemala· 2026-02-09
Melvin Portillo is the candidate for the suplente magistracy of the Constitutional Court.
la justicia se ha politizado y las instituciones se han debilitadoGuatemala· 2026-02-06Melvin Portillo is one of the candidates in the election for the alternate magistrate.
Luis Bermejo encabeza votación para magistrado suplente ante la CCGuatemala· 2026-02-05
Melvin Portillo has declared intentions to run for the TSE.
Planilla 1 asegura que cada integrante pone su granito de arena para la campañaGuatemala· 2025-12-23
Melvin Portillo has expressed interest in a magistracy position.
¿Quiénes son los profesionales que quieren integrar la postuladora del TSE en representación del Cang?Guatemala· 2025-12-13
Melvin Portillo is the Secretary of Criminal Policy of the Public Ministry who proposed three legal reforms.
Jefes fiscales piden al Congreso reformar leyes y endurecer penas contra pandillerosGuatemala· 2025-09-29
Melvin Portillo is the Secretary of Criminal Policy at the MP who criticized the Ministry of Governance's performance in preventing crime.
MP dice que violencia y extorsiones aumentan en Guatemala y responsabiliza al Mingob por falta de prevenciónGuatemala· 2025-07-23
