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Honduras Announces New Anti-Gang Measures

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Honduras Announces New Anti-Gang Measures
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JUN 2024
Above: Honduran President Xiomara Castro attends a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People on June 13, 2023 in Beijing, China. Image copyright: Jade Gao/Pool/Getty Images News via Getty Images
story last updated JUN 2024

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Regardless of their ideologies, several governments across Latin America have sought to replicate the unique success of Nayib Bukele's authoritarian anti-crime push in El Salvador — and neighboring Honduras is no exception. The problem is that his policies are feasible in his country only, a small nation where drug-related crimes are relatively rare.

Financial Times

Establishment-critical narrative

It's certain that the success of Bukele's security model in El Salvador serves as an example to the rest of Latin America, but mainstream media seems to be condescendingly painting any attempt to crack down on gangs in the region as "bukelization." Honduras has carried out its own policies — and maybe that's why it didn't achieve the same results.

Voz Media

Metaculus Prediction


Establishment split

CRITICAL

PRO

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