Original text published in Portuguese in the Brazilian outlet A Terra é Redonda. Much has been said about Nayib Bukele during the 2026 Brazilian electoral period. From Uber drivers trying to explain the wonders that Bukele did and does in El Salvador, through national...
Editorial clarification (October 22, 2026): The 1.7% regional growth figure cited below includes Cuba and Haiti in the grouping, according to UN News. Its October 22 report gives a 4.1% forecast for that grouping excluding those two countries. The original article is...
With 60 votes in favor, the Legislative Assembly approved a new transitional law to grant a Tax Amnesty that would make it easier for taxpayers to pay the taxes and fines they owe to the Ministry of Finance. It is the “Special and Transitional Law Granting Facilities...
Interest rates for acquiring housing in El Salvador fell to 7.70 % in September 2026, while loans with terms of more than one year decreased to 10.18 %, according to the statistics published by the Central Reserve Bank (BCR). The latest report on weighted average...
Harriet Barber At midnight on a Monday in December 2021, dozens of soldiers and police officers stormed into the home of Sandra Carolina Velasco Mena. They were looking for her 22-year-old son, Jefferson Alexánder Hernández Velasco. “They wanted to arrest young...
The Socorro Jurídico Humanitario reported that the number of Salvadorans who died in state custody during the state of emergency had risen to 580. According to the organization, none had been tried and found guilty. It also said that more than 94% of the victims had...
