In this Sunday’s editorial signed by its Chief Editor Cristian Villalta, the Salvadoran paper La Prensa Gráfica called president Nayib Bukele “even more acid, more antiimperialist and controversial than Salvador Sánchez Cerén.” / En un editorial firmado por su director editorial Cristian Villalta, La Prensa Gráfica señala que Nayib Bukele es “más ácido, más antiimperialista y contestatario incluso que (…) Sánchez Cerén”, el ex-presidente y líder del FMLN. 

The Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro reflects on international pressure and internal opposition to the Ortega dictatorship/ El periodista nicaragüense Fernando Chamorro reflexiona sobre presión internacional y oposición interna a la dictadura Ortega

Mr. González also wrote in Twitter saying that after Bukele’s answer “the Twitter bots are coming after me, because they know I’m right. — Juan González también comentó en Twitter que luego del tuit de Bukele “vienen por mi los Twitter bots, porque saben que tengo razón.”

Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings revisó la perspectiva de El Salvador de “estable” a “negativa”, al citar crecientes necesidades de financiamiento.

President Nayib Bukele’s party Nuevas Ideas invested more than any competitor in the 2021 legislative and local elections. — El partido del presidente Nayib Bukele, Nuevas Ideas, invirtió más que cualquier competidor en las elecciones municipales y legislativas en el 2021

Two out of the 15 members of the Salvadoran Supreme Court opposed the appointment of the new judges to replace the judges removed or forced to resign by a recent legislative decree of obligatory early retirement of judges. This decree affected 216 judges./ Dos de los 15 magistrados de la Corte Suprema de Justicia (CSJ) se opusieron a los nombramientos de los jueces y magistrados que sustituyeron a los funcionarios judiciales que renunciaron o que fueron cesados de sus funciones de manera obligatoria por el decreto legislativo #144 que ordena el retiro forzado de los mayores de 60 años de edad o con 30 años en el servicio de la judicatura. Este decreto afectó a unos 216 funcionarios judiciales.

Opposition lawmakers and analysts sustain that the government is trying to criminalize social and political protest and to impose a de facto state of exception in El Salvador./ Legisladores de la oposición y analistas sostienen que el gobierno está tratando de criminalizar la protesta social y política e imponer un estado de excepción de facto en El Salvador.

The bill was presented to Congress and will be studied by the Commission of Legislation and Constitutional Points. — El proyecto de ley fue presentado al Congreso y será estudiado por la Comisión de Legislación y Puntos Constitucionales.

The Salvadoran Attorney General is using the same mechanism of  forced retirement already implemented in the court system to make political “house cleaning”. — El Fiscal General salvadoreño está utilizando el mismo mecanismo de retiro forzoso ya implementado en el sistema judicial para hacer “limpieza de casa”.

First open rebellion inside of Nuevas Ideas. — Primera rebelión en las filas de Nuevas Ideas.

Jeannette Aguilar, a security analyst, pointed out that Ricardo Salvador Martínez, who since October 1 has been the new deputy human rights ombudsman, is incompatible with the position. — Jeannette Aguilar, analista de seguridad, señaló que Ricardo Salvador Martínez, quien desde el pasado 1 de octubre es el nuevo procurador adjunto de derechos humanos, es incompatible con el cargo.

The member of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of El Salvador Julio Olivo denounced plan to remove him for his critics of the government and its plans to implement the re-election of president Bukele. — El magistrado del Tribunal Supremo Electoral Julio Olivo denunció planes de destituirlo por ser crítico del gobierno y de la reelección presidencial.

The Inter-American Press Association IAPA pointed out an increase in abuses against the independent press in El Salvador under the Bukele administration

The United States Charge d’Affaires in El Salvador, Jean Manes, commented the lawsuit the Salvadoran Secretary of Labour, Rolando Castro, is preparing against the State Department for his inclusion in the list of corrupt and undemocratic actors (Engel List).

n an extensive thread in Twitter, Salvadoran secretary of Labor Rolando Castro launched serious accusations against Jean Manes, the charge d’affairs at the US embassy in El Salvador. Mr. Castro is one of several officials affiliated with president Bukele included in the Engel List of corrupt and anti-democratic political and economic leaders in Central America. 

“This kind of government tries to concentrate all the state’s power under its control. This means a rupture of the democratic system.”

The march was joined by huge contingents of veterans of the Salvadoran civil war, both from the army and the guerrilla forces, demanding compliance with the promises of pensions

The university states that “the accusation made against the UCA to have illegally received subsidies are unwarranted and are part of a government campaign to discredit the university for its critical positions.

Salvadoran newspapers highlight the importance of a meeting the special presidential envoy for Central America celebrated in Washington DC with leaders of the Salvadoran community in the US/ Los periodicos de El Salvador destacaron la reunión que el enviado especial de Biden celebró en Washington con líderes de la diáspora salvadoreña de Estados Unidos

In Honduras, the current president was re-elected twice, although the country’s constitution expressly prohibits presidential re-election. In Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega is running for his fourth term, after reforming the constitution.

According to the legislator, the commission is used to attack the opposition.