The Story Behind the Day Bukele Stormed the Salvadoran Assembly

<p>Nayib Bukele’s storming of the legislature in 2020 was not to secure a security loan, but rather a strategy gone awry to stem an image crisis. El Faro reconstructed the behind-the-scenes: opposition security details being pulled as political pressure, diplomats reproaching the government, and senior officials admitting that February 9, 2020 was a mistake.</p>

Óscar Martínez Carlos Martínez Efren Lemus