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government to step in and use the newly regained control over the gangs to prevent more people from becoming gang members and replacing the present gang members who have been sent to jail. Veronica Reyna, a researcher from El Salvador was quoted as saying “The gangs exercised control because no one else would— If the state doesn’t fill this vacuum— not just with police but education and other services— other criminal groups will step in." The state of exception is expected to continue until the March 2024 general elections, after which the anti-crime measures addressing causes like education and underdevelopment are expected. An unnamed security expert was quoted saying “They know they can’t simply fill up the jails. After the elections, they can start looking at rehabilitation and community engagement". So far the government has promised to deal with these issues with initiatives such as
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gang members in visits over the years; you could often find them openly hanging out in the centre of neighbourhoods. But since the state of emergency, their presence has been greatly reduced: Maras are largely in prison, have fled, or are underground". Similarly Mary Speck has observed that the criminal gangs have "largely disappeared" from
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up in the crackdown have remained a significant concern about the war against the gangs, with the families of some of those arrested in the crackdown saying that their family members were arrested on the basis of poor evidence and an advocacy group for such people called "Victims of the Regime Movement" being founded.
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Domestically, the crackdown is popular. An April 2022 Gallup poll found that 91% of Salvadorans supported the government's actions, including 78% who "very much" supported them. Many Salvadorans explained that they were weary of violence, and many Salvadorans living in the United States supported the
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belonging to members of gangs to prevent them from becoming "shrines", stating "terrorists will no longer be able to 'glorify' the memory of dead criminals". Despite the destruction of the gravestones, the government stated that the bodies would remain intact and not be disturbed. Bukele compared the
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observed that while the control asserted by the gangs in El Salvador had indeed been greatly diminished if not destroyed, the government would still need to formulate a plan for transition out of the state of exception and figure out what to do with those arrested. It also mentioned the need for the
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Between 24 and 27 April 2020, a total of 77 people were murdered in El Salvador. Bukele's government says that the spike in murders was organized by gang members within El Salvador's prisons, leading to him instituting lockdowns across the country's prisons. Prisoners were confined in their cells 24
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because of which vendors, shop owners, drivers and pedestrians no longer have to pay gang members and that residents of a particular blocks dominated by a gang "no longer fear violent reprisals if they cross into another gang’s territory". However, the incidents about innocent people getting caught
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The government deployed additional police and military forces, raiding houses and creating checkpoints surrounding neighborhoods with known gang presences. Soldiers checked everyone for identification cards and proof of address, searched their vehicles and backpacks, and refused to let anyone enter
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has also styled himself as a Bukele-like political figure in his campaign aiming to fight crime with a hard hand, earning him the nickname "Ecuadorian Bukele". Although the other Ecuadorian candidates have also talked about dealing with crime with ruthless measures as a key priority, he and former
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announced that more than 34,500 people had been arrested since the start of the state of emergency. Many people were unable to learn where or why relatives were detained. Rations for prisoners were reduced to two meals each day consisting of only beans and tortillas; Bukele explained that he would
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In general, the people living in the streets of El Salvador consider the atmosphere in the neighborhood to be much safer, with citizens and observers saying they feel far more free to do what would have been previously considered unthinkable, with Ioan Grillo writing "I have interviewed dozens of
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From 25 to 27 March 2022, 87 people were murdered in El Salvador, including 62 people on Saturday alone, the highest single-day tally in decades; by contrast, 79 people were murdered throughout the entire month of February. The victims were targeted randomly. The government blamed the violence on
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By the end of 27 March, Salvadoran security forces claimed to have detained 576 people; within a week, almost 6,000 people had been arrested, straining El Salvador's already-overcrowded prisons. Nevertheless, the government pressured the police, military, and judicial system to continue the mass
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criticized the government's policy as "first arrest, then tweet, and investigate later", referencing Salvadoran police's tweets depicting people's arrests. Human rights groups have also expressed concern that the arrests have little to do with gang violence, suggesting Bukele will use them to
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Human rights advocates have criticized the arrests as often arbitrary, based on a person's appearance or residence, and expressed concern that innocent people are being caught in the sweeps. Bukele claimed that only 1% of arrests would be incorrect, and Salvadoran Defense Minister
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tweeted affirming that the United States "continues to support El Salvador" against gangs while urging it to protect its citizens and their civil liberties. The next day, Bukele responded that United States' support against Salvadoran gangs had come under the
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For decades, El Salvador had one of the highest rates of gang-related violence in the world. In 2015, the country's homicide rate reached 103 homicides per 100,000 people–or 6,650 homicides registered that year–making it the most violent country in the
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of approximately 85%, one of the highest in the world. In December 2021, the United States government accused Bukele of negotiating a secret agreement with the gangs, reducing violence in return for financial and prison benefits. Additionally, the
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Members of Nuevas Ideas passed new rules that increase prison sentences for convicted gang lords to forty to forty-five years (previously six to nine) and twenty to thirty years for other members (previously three to five) and reduce the
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in Colombia, has also announced that he would be opening a prison in a similar style to the megaprisons run in El Salvador. Other Colombian politicians have also demanded similar security policies. On the other hand, Colombian President
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party, suggested the spike in violence was retaliation for the government's seizing control of two bus routes in the capital, which gangs often extort for revenue; according to José Miguel Cruz, a research director at
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announced that the government registered 496 homicides in 2022, a 56.8% decrease from 1,147 homicides in 2021. He attributed the decrease in homicides to the gang crackdown. That same month, the government opened the
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ended in 1992, with 18 homicides per 100,000 people. Although the decline in homicides began in 2016, Bukele attributed it to his policies, and it has been one of his most-touted accomplishments. Bukele enjoys an
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where gang influence was significant, instituting lockdowns in prisons by confining prisoners to their cells and severing cell phone service in prisons, and improving the equipment and technology used by the
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that suspended the rights of association and legal counsel, and increased the time spent in detention without charge, among other measures that expanded the powers of law enforcement in the country.
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claimed that arrested persons found to have no links to gangs would be freed, saying that "the people need to know that if they're not involved in anything bad, nothing bad will happen to them."
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In July 2022, Bukele announced the construction of a new prison which will be able to house 40,000 prisoners, making it one of the largest prisons in the world. The prison, known as the
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sanctioned two Salvadoran officials it claimed conducted the talks. Bukele called the accusations of making a deal a "lie" and denounced previous administrations who made similar deals.
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As of July 2024, 81,110 people accused of having gang affiliations have been arrested, which has overcrowded El Salvador's prisons and has led the country to have the highest
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hours per day and rival gang members were mixed together in cells. His government published photographs of inmates being rounded up on the prison floor in cramped conditions.
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Clockwise from top left: the detention of suspected gang members by the police, a police search of a house, imprisoned gang members, soldiers on patrol in the streets.
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on 3 December 2022 when 10,000 soldiers were sent to surround the city and arrest gang members. The government erased gang graffiti from the city during the siege.
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are the only candidates who have tried to imitate Bukele's image to varying degrees. Ecuador has seen a major increase in organized crime in the past two years.
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or leave without what they considered a legitimate reason. Anyone considered suspicious was forced to strip so soldiers could check for gang-related tattoos.
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In Latin America, the crackdown has attracted the attention of leaders and people from many countries with prominent Guatemalan presidential candidates
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in the world by 2023. As of 16 May 2023, 5,000 people who were arrested have been released. In January 2023, Minister of Defense
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has expressed interest in using the "Bukele model" to tackle crime in Argentina, following an offer to cooperate from Bukele.
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themselves. He also stated that the government policy is only aimed at gravestones that mention gang affiliation.
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criticized the crackdown, drawing rebuke from Bukele. The crackdown has been extremely popular in neighboring
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arrests by setting arrest quotas. After one month, more than 17,000 people had been arrested; on 25 May, the
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from three days to fifteen, and permitted the government to monitor citizens' communications without
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The state of exception has been extended for 30 days fifteen times by the Legislative Assembly.
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Avelar, Bryan; Lakhani, Nina (5 April 2022). Written at San Salvador and Santa Tecla.
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had promised similar policies. Honduras, under the leadership of left wing president
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made combatting gang violence a priority for his administration, and announced his "
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PoblaciĂłn de acuerdo con medidas tomadas por el gobierno contra pandilleros
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Renteria, Nelson; Kinosian, Sarah (1 February 2023). Maler, Sandra (ed.).
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In 2021, the homicide rate reached the lowest it has been since the
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circles have also talked about the crackdown in a positive manner.
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Ongoing large-scale arrests of alleged gang members in El Salvador
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Sheridan, Mary Beth; Brigida, Anna-Catherine (27 April 2020).
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During an extraordinary session early on 27 March 2022, the
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voiced his open support for the crackdown in July 2022.
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have also expressed their views about the crackdown.
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CID Gallup. April 2022. 2124: 2059: 2057: 2055: 2053: 1915: 1846: 1714: 1398:Murray, Christine; Smith, Alan (6 March 2023). 757:(HRW) criticized the government's actions as a 1708: 1560:Murray, Christine (5 April 2022). Written at 1255:"QuĂ© es un RĂ©gimen de ExcepciĂłn – El Salvador" 1025:to patrol the streets of Lima, including with 747: 2562: 2458:Sesin, Carmen; Flores, Edwin (29 July 2022). 2088: 1959: 899:removal of the tombstones of gang members to 601: 320: 306: 3274: 3047: 3016: 2050: 1516:"Victims of Intentional Homicide, 1990–2018" 693: 2457: 2195:Agren, David (23 August 2022). 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Index

Honduran gang crackdown
Territorial Control Plan
war on drugs
Clockwise from top left: the detention of suspected gang members by the police, a police search of a house, imprisoned gang members, soldiers on patrol in the streets.
El Salvador
Ongoing
Mara Salvatrucha
Barrio 18
Salvadoran government
Salvadoran Army
National Civil Police
Nayib Bukele
Ernesto Castro
René Merino Monroy
Mauricio Arriaza

Gustavo Villatoro
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Salvadoran gang crackdown
Soyapango
Nueva ConcepciĂłn
Cabañas
Southern Chalatenango
Opinion polling
Terrorism Confinement Center

Nayib Bukele
Nuevo Cuscatlán

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