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El Salvador 2027 budget and security policy review
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El Salvador 2027 budget and security policy review
The El Salvador Legislative Assembly’s Finance Commission has begun reviewing the 2027 state budget proposal. Finance Minister Jerson Posada presented a total budget of $12,421.1 million, an increase of $1,865 million over the 2026 budget. A significant portion of the funds, approximately 27.5%, is earmarked for education, including the University of El Salvador and various school improvement projects. education. To address an anticipated $515 million financing gap, the government is considering issuing securities or seeking complementary loans. Following the initial presentation, Security Minister Gustavo Villatoro has submitted the 2027 security budget, which includes a transition toward green mobility involving over 700 electric vehicles for the national police. This budget proposal. Villatoro reported follows reports from Attorney General Rodolfo Delgado, who informed the Legislative Assembly that more than 10,500 individuals linked to gangs such as MS-13 and Barrio 18 have been convicted since the state of exception began in March 2022. While the administration highlights a reduction in violent crime, noting officials noted that nearly 90% of the country approximately 93,000 to 96,000 detainees remain in custody without a final trial or sentence. President Nayib Bukele has achieved 1,350 homicide-free days, largely attributed proposed a plan to the administration’s strategy grant prison benefits to neutralize approximately 50% of those identified as occasional collaborators rather than active gang networks. members. Human rights organizations and victim advocacy groups have raised alarms regarding this policy, warning it could pressure innocent people to falsely confess and noting that the judicial bottleneck leaves many in legal limbo. The security plan also includes administration maintains its strategy is a transition toward green mobility “global benchmark for the national police force, involving crime reduction,” despite international debate regarding the integration suspension of over 700 electric vehicles constitutional guarantees and the installation reports of 53 specialized charging stations. over 500 deaths in state custody.
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