El Chapo Guzmán’s sons: What will happen to them?

Mexican brothers Ovidio and Joaquín Guzmán are in negotiations with the federal Prosecutor’s Office in Chicago.

However, the conditions remain unknown, as confirmed this Monday by the defense of the sons of El Chapo Guzmán.

An agreement between these two brothers, known as «Los Chapitos,» with the Prosecutor’s Office would involve pleading guilty.

They would also cooperate with authorities in exchange for a reduced sentence, as other drug traffickers have done before.

What will happen to El Chapo Guzmán’s sons?

Ovidio Guzmán, one of El Chapo Guzmán’s sons, attended a hearing this Monday in a federal court in Chicago that lasted 15 minutes.

This is part of the ongoing case against him, looking towards a trial if no prior plea agreement is reached.

On July 23 of this year, his name was removed from the federal inmate list without anyone knowing his whereabouts.

Shortly after, it was revealed that he remained in custody.

This Monday, October 21, he reappeared in his orange prison uniform for the hearing.

It emerged that he and his younger brother, Joaquín, both sons of El Chapo Guzmán, are already negotiating a deal.

Prosecutor Andrew Erskine told Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman that both parties were in preliminary discussions.

They are working to “resolve this case before trial” and hope to have more information on a possible agreement by the next hearing in January.

The lawyer for El Chapo Guzmán’s sons, Jeffrey Lichtman, admitted for the first time that Los Chapitos are in talks with the U.S. Government.

During today’s hearing, Ovidio told the judge that there was no conflict in Lichtman representing him and his brother simultaneously.

As long as one brother does not testify against the other, there is no conflict in having him represent both.

The judge has scheduled a joint hearing for the brothers, set for next January 7 at 11 a.m.