An emerging hero of the international right who portrays himself as a non-Marxist leftist, El Salvador’s charismatic President Nayib Bukele has claimed credit for restoring public safety to what was one of the world’s most dangerous countries. The momentary success has granted Bukele popularity and a mandate to continue the state of emergency he’s imposed. But has he amassed too much power?

Salvadoran journalist and author Michele Recinos tells The Grayzone about the dark side of Bukele’s rule, including mass disappearances, widespread abuses by state security and an absence of information about government plans or policies, including when the state of emergency might end.

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