The Country of Miss Universe and the Crook — El país de Miss Universo y el Crook

11/14/2023

@revistafactum #EditorialFactum | 🔴La realidad paralela del Bukelismo pretende que celebremos la belleza siempre que olvidemos que la economía no invita al optimismo, que en las cárceles miles de inocentes siguen detenidos, que el circo garantiza la reelección y que...

The trick doesn’t work: Bukele’s candidacy is unconstitutional — El truco no sirve: candidatura de Bukele es inconstitucional

11/13/2023

There’s a lot of noise in El Salvador. On the eve of the presidential elections of February 2024, there’s a lot of smoke in El Salvador. The official machinery supporting President Nayib Bukele is working at full capacity: paid commentators flood the grids...

Former Judge Asks to Clarify Why “Crook” Was Released in an “Unconsulted” and “Secret” Way — Exjuez pide esclarecer porqué “Crook” fue liberado de forma “inconsulta” y “secreta”

11/13/2023

The former organized crime judge, Godofredo Salazar – who processed and condemned Élmer Canales Rivera, alias “Crook” – asks to clarify how the influential leader of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) was released. “To the public, authorities,...

Capture of MS13 Leader Exposes US and El Salvador Rift — La captura de un líder de la MS13 expone la brecha entre EE.UU. y El Salvador

11/10/2023

Mexican authorities have captured a top Salvadoran gang leader who had been secretly released from an El Salvador prison and had fled the country. His capture, and expulsion to the United States to face charges, exposes the growing rift between the US and El Salvador...

US Captures “Crook”, MS-13 Fugitive Released by Bukele Administration — Estados Unidos captura a Crook dos años después de su liberación ilegal por el Gobierno de Bukele

11/10/2023

On Wednesday, Élmer Canales Rivera, one of the most senior leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha-13 gang in El Salvador and a transnational fugitive known as “Crook de Hollywood”, was captured in Mexico, according to two sources close to the arrest operation who spoke to El...

From Zealot to Pilate: The Shift in U.S. Diplomacy with Bukele — De zelote a Pilato: el viraje de la diplomacia de Estados Unidos con Bukele

11/08/2023

The diplomacy of Joe Biden’s administration towards El Salvador changed in two years. It went from describing the reelection of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in 2021 as a sabotage to democracy, to remaining silent in 2023 with the excuse that the issue is an...