UN Gen. Assembly gets warned about potential coup in Guatemala

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has warned world leaders of the possibility of a coup in Guatemala, which echoed US concerns about risks to democracy in the Central American country following last month's election.

"In Guatemala, there is a risk of a coup, which would impede the inauguration of the winner of democratic elections", Lula told the UN General Assembly on September 20, as reported by Reuters.

The article recalls, that the top prosecutor's office in Guatemala raided electoral facilities and opened sealed ballots from the election last week, in which anti-graft President-elect Bernardo Arevalo and his Semilla Party overwhelmingly came out on top. Prosecutors alleged irregularities in the registration of Semilla members before the vote, which the party has denied.