President Nayib Bukele has cracked down and—to no one’s surprise—awarded himself more powers
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskIn a terrifying outburst of gang violence in March, 87 people were killed in three days. . On April 24th the Legislative Assembly, which the president controls, extended a state of emergency for a second month. Citizens are barred from gathering in groups outside. The police no longer need to give an explanation when arresting people. Since the emergency powers came into force they have rounded up more than 19,000.
Partly thanks to his tough approach to crime, Mr Bukele’s approval ratings hover around 80%, the highest in the region. Many Salvadoreans give him credit for a sharp fall in the homicide rate, though the trend started well before he took office . Murders fell from a peak of 103 per 100,000 people in 2015 to 17.6 in 2021.
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