On Wednesday, in an expedited manner, the Salvadoran Congress ratified a constitutional reform that eliminates state financing for political parties’ election campaigns. The measure, promoted by President Nayib Bukele, was questioned because it would favor the ruling...
El Salvador climbed three notches in its credit rating in 2024. It began the year at Caa3 and ended at B3 according to Moody’s. However, continuing to move up the scale will not be easy, says Jaime Reusche, Moody’s Vice President for Sovereign Risk. “El Salvador has...
The Bloque de Resistencia y Rebeldía Popular (BRP) (Popular Resistance and Rebellion Bloc) condemned the arbitrary and illegal arrest of Fidel Zavala, spokesperson for the Unidad para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos y Comunitarios de El Salvador (UNIDEHC) (Unit for...
In mid-February 2025, the de facto president who rules El Salvador was applauded and celebrated by a group of Latin American millionaires, to whom he, in turn, offered an El Salvador that seeks a “small” government featuring the “smallest possible regulation” for...
El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has offered to house in Salvadoran prisons U.S.-deported immigrants of any nationality — even U.S. citizens with criminal convictions. The offer is a recipe for violence and abuse that the U.S. should unequivocally reject. ...
At the end of my installment yesterday, I touched on Bolivia. Evo Morales, who was president of that country from 2006 to 2019, is trying to make a comeback. He is hoping to return to power in elections scheduled for August. Morales is a chavista, one of the South...
