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Should Latin America replicate El Salvador’s President Bukele’s crackdown on gangs? | The Economist
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June 27, 2026
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6:43Now PlayingPresident Nayib Bukele has transformed El Salvador with his crackdown on drug gangs. By locking up 2% of the adult population, he has slashed the murder rate–what was once one of the worst in the world now sits at a similar level to Canada.
Right-wing politicians, like Bukele, are seeing huge gains across Latin America, supported by voters for their extreme tough-on-crime messages. Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, is joined by Edward Carr, deputy editor, and a panel of regional experts to discuss whether Bukele’s tactics are working and whether they should be replicated in other Latin American countries.
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