At 43, the Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele, re-elected last February for a second five-year term, is the envy of hundreds of leaders worldwide for his approval ratings, which exceed 90 percent, and the overwhelming majorities he holds in the Legislative Assembly,...
Manuel Alberto Coto Barrientos, former manager of the Cooperativa Santa Victoria (Cosavi), was accused by the Prosecutor’s Office of being the main person involved in the $35 million embezzlement that affected the cooperative’s clients. Cosavi, R.L., was...
The Executive and Judicial branches, four ministries, and three government oversight agencies are violating the Ley de Acceso a la Información Pública (LAIP) (Law on Access to Public Information) by concealing or failing to update their index of information deemed...
The Legislative Assembly elected Henry Alexander Mejía, a former substitute magistrate, as the new president of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) and the Constitutional Chamber until November 15, 2027, following a controversial election process this Monday. The other...
Journalist Héctor Silva Ávalos spoke with Focos about his investigation that revealed recordings of conversations between former national security advisor, Alejandro Muyshondt, and Ernesto Castro, the current president of the Legislative Assembly and then private...
“Bukele & Co., the New Landowning Family of El Salvador,” is the title of the journalistic investigation published by Redacción Regional (Regional Newsroom) and Focos TV, which discloses the million-dollar purchase of properties and land by the...
