The Salvadoran president formalized his candidacy for re-election this Sunday, despite the fact that the Constitution prohibits him from doing so. Amid criticism for his authoritarian model, he has defended himself, saying ‘I am not a dictator’
Mothers, sisters and wives of at least 35 unjustly detained people in El Salvador ask the government of Gustavo Petro to help them guarantee the human rights of their relatives
The country has started a Nayib Bukele-inspired mass sweep of prisons and arrested a suspect in a pool-hall shooting last week that killed 11 people
The Constitutional Chamber of the country’s Supreme Court, handpicked by his supporters in congress, ruled in 2021 that his candidacy for reelection was permitted and ordered the electoral court to allow it
William Maloney, the World Bank’s chief economist for the region, talks about the impact of inflation, the threat of climate change and the growing influence of China in the area
The mass arrests ordered by the president have forced women to take on heavier burdens. They have been looking after imprisoned relatives, while acting as caregivers for children and the elderly
The former Ecuadorian president is not ruling out convening a Constituent Assembly to invalidate the 2018 referendum that prevents him from running for reelection
The Salvadoran president’s formula has become well-known to citizens across Latin America, and the tough-talking, Bitcoin-loving leader enjoys approval ratings the envy of any world leader
Three journalists from Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala provide a first-person account of what it’s like to continue reporting on reality despite the authoritarian onslaught in the region and the criminalization of their work
To the chagrin of the West, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva strongly defends his own position, whether that be on Venezuela or China
The former leader has taken refuge in Nicaragua, where he has been granted citizenship. He claims the sentence is ‘unfair’ and lacks evidence
Cristosal, the primary human rights organization in the Central American country, describes a regime of terror through interviews of hundreds of people who were mistakenly arrested or freed after being declared innocent
The incident happened at Monumental stadium in Cuscatlan, a town about 25 miles (41 kilometers) northeast of the capital, San Salvador
A survey found that 55% of Colombians would like to have a president like the one in El Salvador; meanwhile, some local candidates are promising to import his rigid security model
The president ordered the mobilization of more than 5,000 military and 500 police officers in a new show of force. ‘They will pay dearly for the assassination of our hero,’ he warned
As the U.S. prepares for the end of Title 42 restrictions, officials have released few details about who would be eligible for the immigration permissions known as family reunification parole
Under the agreement, Mexico will continue to accept migrants from Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba and Nicaragua who are turned away at the border
José Wilfredo Ayala, second-in-command of the notorious MS-13 criminal organization and one the FBI’s most wanted fugitives, faces multiple charges in New York
Violence and organized crime are on the rise across the region, upending government plans and putting citizens on alert
The Salvadoran president has appointed two U.S. crypto investors to lead the country’s National Bitcoin Office, as the IMF issues more warnings about the country’s so-called volcano bonds
Does feeling safer inevitably imply giving up human rights and civil liberties?
Two former inmates talk to EL PAÍS about the terrors they saw while imprisoned in the country’s jails, which are at breaking point due to Bukele’s controversial crackdown on gangs
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is investigating how a 21-year-old, who was diagnosed with lupus and carrying a fetus that would not survive outside the womb, was not allowed to terminate the pregnancy
One year ago, President Nayib Bukele suspended constitutional rights and started an all-out offensive on gangs, leading to the arrest of more than 65,000 people
Right-wing politicians like María Fernanda Cabal admire the president of El Salvador, while leftist president Gustavo Petro sees him as a foe
On Wednesday, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hear the case of Beatriz, who died at age 21 after being denied an abortion. EL PAÍS looks at the other women who have lost their lives due to the region’s restrictive rules
The Salvadoran president’s fierce war on gangs has quelled rampant violence and gained him unprecedented popularity while exacting a heavy toll on rights and freedoms
