El Salvador - State of emergency updates
Bukele's mano dura approach holds firm, but the state of emergency may not have lasting popularity or durability.
El Salvador has been living under a state of emergency for nearly two months. On March 27, President Nayib Bukele and the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador declared a state of emergency for 30 days. The measure was announced in response to violence stemming from a possible collapse in the gang truce Bukele negotiated in secret with MS13 and Barrio 18 …
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