security

Nayib Bukele’s Territorial Control Plan: How El Salvador Went from Violent Past to Safer Future

For decades, El Salvador faced violence, with local gangs terrorizing communities. High murder rates, extortion, and insecurity were expected—it forced many citizens to flee the country. To address the gang problem, Nayib Bukele introduced the Territorial Control Plan in his … Read more

Rogelio Rivas, Ex-minister of Justice and Public Security of El Salvador

Rogelio Rivas Polanco was the Minister of Justice and Public Security of El Salvador for the Nayib Bukele administration from June 2019 until March 2021. President Nayib Bukele appinted Rogelio Rivas to be his security minister in May 2019. Rivas … Read more