Peru’s Prime Minister, Alberto Otárola, expressed interest in adopting strategies similar to those that El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele, used to tackle crime. Javier Arévalo, the head of Peru’s Judicial Power, voiced support on August 21 for considering methods resembling those employed by Bukele’s administration against gangs. This includes a special regime in place since […]
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