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Editorial: El País

Bukele amordaza El Salvador
May 19, 2025

  • El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, has intensified his authoritarian project.
  • He has sent an initiative to Parliament to choke NGOs by withholding 30% of their income, drawing inspiration from similar policies by Putin (Russia), Maduro (Venezuela), and Ortega (Nicaragua).
  • Bukele accused NGOs of being behind a peasant protest and ordered military intervention.
  • His fight against gangs has increased his popularity, with approval ratings exceeding 80%.
  • Supported by Trump, Bukele rejects any type of control, despite the severe deterioration of human rights and liberties in El Salvador.

Conclusion: Bukele's government is becoming increasingly authoritarian, seeking to suffocate NGOs and rejecting oversight, raising serious concerns about the state of democracies and human rights in El Salvador.