Charli’s Confessions: Interview with Gang Leader on His Secret Pacts with Nayib Bukele
<p>In January, El Faro interviewed two leaders of the 18th Street Revolucionarios gang who not only cut deals for years with the entourage of Nayib Bukele, but also escaped the country with the complicity of his government. This is the first time that gang leaders who entered supermax prisons in masks during the negotiations reveal on camera details about the agreements that permitted Bukele’s ascent to total power.</p>
Carlos Martínez Óscar Martínez Víctor Peña Efren Lemus Agustín Anaya Nelson Rauda Roman Gressier
*To activate the English subtitles, select the gear button on the YouTube viewer interface and choose “English (United States)” from the closed caption menu.
Chapter 1: “Tell your mom, uncle, grandmother that they have to vote for Nayib”
Chapter 2: “No body, no crime”
Chapter 3: “When the call came in, they took off my handcuffs”