Does Bukele the Strongman Show Weakness When Imprisoning Critics?

Photograph Source: Casa Presidencial – CC0 – Public Domain

Despite President Nayib Bukele’s persistent hype, it’s a dangerous time in El Salvador.

The significant democratic spaces carved out by the Chapultepec Peace Accords of 1992 continue to diminish, as Bukele’s “state of exception” becomes a seemingly permanent fixture. That “emergency” measure was announced almost 40 months ago, in March 2022.

Whereas Chapultepec called for restricting the constitutional role of the...