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The Bukeleization of Latin America Has Arrived

23 October 2026 at 14:05
Nayib Bukele’s notoriously harsh and wildly popular security crackdown in El Salvador is spawning imitators and remaking the region.

© Fred Ramos for The New York Times

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has overseen an extraordinary security crackdown that has led to plummeting crime rates.

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The Bukeleization of Latin America Has Arrived

23 October 2026 at 10:01
Nayib Bukele’s notoriously harsh and wildly popular security crackdown in El Salvador is spawning imitators and remaking the region.

© Fred Ramos for The New York Times

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has overseen an extraordinary security crackdown that has led to plummeting crime rates.
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