How was the Oxec consultation closed and what lesson does it leave?

The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) consulted 11 Q'eqchi' communities in September 2017, in Spanish and Q'eqchi', and reported it to the Amparo Chamber on 11 December 2017, with 5 agreements signed by the State,… the company and the communities;… minister Luis Chang called it 'historic' on 12 December 2017 and MEM clarified that consulting means 'reaching agreements', not a yes/no vote. Oxec operates and Oxec II finished construction: it is the only large case where the full cycle (court order → state consultation → agreements → operation) closed. The counterpoint: community defender Bernardo Caal Xol was sentenced to 7 years and 4 months and released in March 2022, and a self-convened community consultation in Cahabón (August 2017) rejected the projects (record outside this pass).