Political leaders in El Salvador, the Philippines and Israel, among other places, have also positioned judges as the enemy of the people.
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Trump’s use of the Justice Department to target political opponents goes beyond revenge − it deters current officials from defying the president.
Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of remaining in office once his term ends. Examples from other countries show how presidents have circumvented constitutional term limits.
The credibility of the Trump administration is on the line both domestically and in its foreign policy.
El Salvador’s leader, Nayib Bukele, has cut a deal with Trump to house alleged gang members deported from the US.
El Salvador has the highest prison population rate in the world. The US administration intends to increase the number of people behind bars there.
The Alien Enemies Act, first used in the late 1700s, was last invoked during World War II.
Adherents to the ‘new right’ ideology in Latin America are leveraging the tools of democracy to erode the democratic system from within and prolong their grip on power
Governments across Latin America are resorting to draconian measures in an attempt to rein in surging gang violence.
Ecuador is soon holding a referendum to decide whether to follow El Salvador’s controversial strategy to end drug trafficking.
Mass arrests and the suspension of constitutional rights have been a feature of President Nayib Bukele’s tenure. A fresh mandate from voters will likely entrench his hardline approach.
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele thought making Bitcoin legal tender would revolutionise his country’s economy, He was wrong.
El Salvador ‘is inching back toward its authoritarian past’ after President Nayib Bukele fired five supreme court justices and the attorney general – essentially the only checks on his power.
El Salvador is arresting thousands of people for violating its COVID-19 quarantine, further packing a ‘hellish’ penal system once described as a ‘petri dish’ for infectious disease.
Thirty-seven-year-old Nayib Bukele is the first modern president who doesn’t represent either of El Salvador’s two mainstream parties. Can he fix what ails this troubled Central American country?
Nayib Bukele is an ambitious 37-year-old, who claims to transcend partisan politics, and who prefers Facebook Live to press conferences.
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