Guatemala advances cyber law 6347

Guatemala’s Congress has placed cyber law bill 6347 on its agenda for first debate, while review in the Economic Commission remains pending after the full chamber sent it back in April 2026 for further study. The National Security Affairs Commission already issued a favorable opinion with amendments on September 28, according to reporting from República.

What does bill 6347 include?

The proposal seeks to strengthen the state’s ability to prevent, detect, and respond to digital threats. It was introduced in February 2024 and, according to República, also calls for the creation of the National Cybersecurity Council, the National Cybersecurity Directorate, and Guatemala’s Cyber Incident Response Center. That reference places those bodies within the draft law, not as agencies already in operation.

How will the bill move through Congress?

The legislative agenda calls for a first debate on bill 6347 while Congress prepares a technical working group with representatives from the banking sector and the bill’s sponsors. According to Prensa Libre, that forum will be used to review and incorporate the sector’s comments before the proposal continues through the legislative process.

Prensa Latina also reported that the congressional agenda included that initial discussion alongside other bills. The text’s status shows partial progress, since the National Security Affairs Commission has already submitted its opinion, but the Economic Commission review was still unresolved at the time of the reports.

What did Congress say about the institutional content?

The president of Congress said the proposal includes new structures to coordinate cybersecurity policy, among them CONCIBER, DICIBER, and CRIC-GT. República relayed that point as a description of the draft, without implying that those entities are already operating.

The mix of a scheduled floor debate, a favorable opinion with changes, and a technical working group with the banking sector leaves the initiative in an adjustment phase before its next legislative step.