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Nayib Bukele
The mirage of security: the dangerous Bukele model

The “Bukele model” has managed to politically seduce large majorities in Latin America to the point of making them prefer extreme authoritarianism in exchange for supposed public safety.

nayib-bukele-1 El espejismo de la seguridad: el peligroso modelo Bukele

El «modelo Bukele» ha logrado seducir políticamente a grandes mayorías en América Latina, hasta el punto de hacerles preferir un autoritarismo extremo a cambio de una supuesta seguridad pública.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele Bukele escalates crackdown on independent media after documentary exposes his alleged gang deals

The government’s latest offensive came after the release of a documentary co-produced by PBS that allegedly exposes the deals Bukele is said to have struck with El Salvador’s most powerful gangs.

Marco Rubio Shield of the Americas Shield of the Americas: Trump’s new tool for hemispheric military coordination

The agreement was signed by more than a dozen right-wing and far-right Latin American governments, and ensures Washington’s dominance and leadership in the Americas.

Right-wing president-elect of Costa Rica Laura Fernandez Right-wing triumphs in Costa Rica’s presidential race

Fernández has based her campaign on continuing the controversial neoliberal and conservative project of the current president, Rodrigo Chaves. The opposition fears a loss of freedoms under the justification of the fight against drug trafficking.

Press conference on the commemoration of Salvadoran trade unionism day Day of the Salvadoran Trade Unionist: how El Salvador’s labor martyrs shaped a revolutionary tradition

The October 31 commemoration links past revolutionary struggles with today’s fight for labor rights and democracy.

people marching with rainbow flags draped over themselves Beating back Bukele’s war on “gender ideology”

Women and the LGBTQIA+ community have become the faces of resistance against the far-right Salvadoran government.

Nayib Bukele Why is El Salvador now allowing indefinite presidential re-election?

The Salvadoran legislature also extended presidential term limits. Despite Bukele’s support, several voices from the opposition denounce an anti-democratic drift in the country.

Venezuelan migrants Venezuelan migrants in Bukele’s CECOT were subjected to torture and abuse, prosecutor denounces

Venezuela’s Attorney General announced in a press conference that Venezuelan migrants held in El Salvador underwent torture and abuse while imprisoned in CECOT

Venezuelans returning home Maduro gov’t negotiates return of 252 Venezuelans detained by US in El Salvador

Following a months-long campaign demanding their release, the Venezuelan men arrived Friday in Venezuela from El Salvador.

Wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US to face Trump admin indictment Wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US to face Trump admin indictment

Trump’s Department of Justice accuses Abrego Garcia “of conspiracy to unlawfully transport illegal aliens for financial gain” and “unlawful transportation of illegal aliens for financial gain”

One more year of Bukele: tough on crime, struggling with poverty One more year of Bukele: tough on crime, struggling with poverty

June 1 marked the first year of the second term of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, who won the 2024 presidential elections with almost 85% of the votes.