The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador (CSJ) responded to two challenges alleging unconstitutionality in state of exception proceedings, stating that it sees no problem with retroactively applying extended pretrial detention to those...
Among the requirements for competing for a municipal council candidacy in the Nuevas Ideas internal elections is the signing of a commitment letter in which aspirants accept that, if elected, they may be subjected to audits and even removed from office by party...
The number of people who have died in El Salvador’s prisons after being detained under the state of exception, in effect since March 2022, has risen to at least 537, the nongovernmental organization Legal Humanitarian Aid (SJH) reported Wednesday. “The...
The World Bank updated its economic growth projections for Latin America and the Caribbean. For El Salvador, it raised the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast from 3.0% to 3.2% for 2026, according to the latest edition of its “Latin America and the...
At least eight criminal proceedings have already begun in the Criminal Courts, where defendants who may face life sentences are brought. The figure comes from a survey conducted by this newspaper of posts by El Salvador’s Judicial Centers between May and June...
The food consumed by Salvadoran families is at one of its highest price levels in recent years, driven by various factors — primarily the general price inflation the country has experienced for several years now. According to data from the National Statistics and...
