CNN Español — At the request of Nayib Bukele’s government, lawmakers approved, with 59 of 60 votes in favor, a constitutional reform that allows life imprisonment, which had been prohibited until now. It is the first time the opposition Nationalist Republican...
President Nayib Bukele escalated his war on gangs with a constitutional reform to punish murderers, rapists, and terrorists with life imprisonment. El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele escalated his war on gangs on Tuesday (17.03.2026) with a constitutional...
During her presentation before the full legislature, ruling-party lawmaker Suecy Callejas argued that the reform seeks to guarantee that those who have committed serious crimes “never walk the streets again.” “The reform we’re studying today...
“We will see who supports this reform and who dares to argue that the Constitution should keep prohibiting murderers and rapists from staying in prison,” the president had said. Bukele announced the new measure after the publication of a report by...
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No one familiar with the country’s recent history can ignore the devastation caused by the gangs. I visited El Salvador for the first time in 2002 and have returned several times since. I have seen up close the daily fear the maras imposed for years on entire...
