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Latin America Likes Bukele’s ‘War on Gangs.’ That’s a Problem

Latin America Likes Bukele’s ‘War on Gangs.’ That’s a Problem
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele addresses troops in San Juan Opico, El Salvador (Sipa photo by Camilo Freedman via AP Images).

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele appears to have found a formula to maintain sky-high popularity in a region more accustomed to street protests and leaders nose-diving in the polls. Critics of his “war on gangs” revile him for his autocratic ways. But citizens and leaders across Latin America have looked to him for inspiration.

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