Without meat, mattress or visit: the arrest in El Salvador offered to the USA

The proposal was released by the president himself on his profile at X. Since the announcement, Bukele has also been sharing the repercussion of the theme on social networks. The businessman Elon Musk has also commented and shared the eventual agreement with El Salvador. According to Musk, the idea is “amazing”.

In contrast to the receipt of prisoners and deported sent by the US, the El Salvador government would receive a fee. “The fare would be quite modest for the United States, but it would be significant to us and would allow us to finance our entire penitentiary system,” Bukele said in X.

American Secretary of State Marco Rubio went to El Salvador to discuss the issue with Bukele and said the deal ensures greater security to the United States. “Your commitment (from President Bukele) to accept and imprison criminals from any country, including violent gangs like MS-13 and Tren de Aragua, will make America safer,” Rubio wrote on his X profile.

In El Salvador, the opposition was contrary to the agreement proposed by Bukele. Manuel Flores, secretary general of the Farabundo Party Martí of National Liberation, criticized the initiative, claiming that she would signal that the country is the “Washington Quintal to dump the trash.” In office since 2019, Nayib Bukele is accused by international organizations and human rights entities of adopting violent repression in his country on the grounds of attacking crime.

*With information from AFP.