Public hospitals have treated 9.970 gunshot emergencies from 2020 to 31 July 2026; data from the Costa Rican Social Security Fund show how the rise in armed violence is affecting far more people than homicide statistics reveal

Water access became a hot topic after Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers said tariffs haven't been updated since 2018, foreseeing an abrupt increase; meanwhile, villages close to the capital recur to buying bottles to avoid contaminated, unhealthy water

Heavy rainfall triggered severe flooding and landslides across northern Costa Rica and Limón, leaving several communities isolated, with road closures, damaged infrastructure and emergency teams deployed across affected areas

A bill seeks to establish the procedure for withdrawing the credentials of deputies who commit serious breaches of the duty of probity and to fill a legal void that the Legislative Assembly has kept unresolved for 16 years