Nayib Bukele /tags/nayib-bukele Nayib Bukele en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:26:27 GMT Bukele signs reforms allowing life prison sentences for people as young as 12 /npr-breaking-news/2026-04-16/bukele-signs-reforms-allowing-life-prison-sentences-for-people-as-young-as-12 The reforms signed by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele would apply to people convicted of committing or being an accomplice to crimes including homicide, femicide, rape and gang membership. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:26:27 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-04-16/bukele-signs-reforms-allowing-life-prison-sentences-for-people-as-young-as-12 The Associated Press Democracy watchdogs reject the U.S. claim that El Salvador's Bukele is not a dictator /americas/2025-08-07/bukele-dictator-trump-term-limits The Trump administration insists this week that scrapping presidential term limits in El Salvador doesn't make authoritarian President Nayib Bukele a dictator. But critics say Bukele's move is straight from Latin America's autocrat playbook. Thu, 07 Aug 2025 20:53:49 GMT /americas/2025-08-07/bukele-dictator-trump-term-limits Tim Padgett El Salvador's Bukele says 'preposterous' to suggest he return Abrego Garcia to U.S. /americas/2025-04-14/el-salvadors-bukele-says-preposterous-to-suggest-he-return-abrego-garcia-to-u-s El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and several top Trump administration officials dismissed questions about the fate of a Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:08:33 GMT /americas/2025-04-14/el-salvadors-bukele-says-preposterous-to-suggest-he-return-abrego-garcia-to-u-s Franco Ordoñez, Danielle Kurtzleben Oopsie! Is El Salvador the future of Trump's America? You bet your Bukele /commentary/2025-03-20/el-salvador-bukele-trump-democracy COMMENTARY If President Trump hopes to replicate Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's authoritarian conquest of the judiciary, tiny El Salvador may have a large effect on America's democratic future. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:02:02 GMT /commentary/2025-03-20/el-salvador-bukele-trump-democracy Tim Padgett El Salvador's Bukele releases father of soccer player from prison /americas/2024-04-18/el-salvadors-bukele-releases-father-of-soccer-player-from-prison El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has released the father of a Salvadoran soccer player from prison after the athlete published a plea for his release on social media. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:41:57 GMT /americas/2024-04-18/el-salvadors-bukele-releases-father-of-soccer-player-from-prison The Associated Press Rubio harps on U.S. democracy — after hugging Salvadoran autocracy /commentary/2023-04-06/rubio-harps-on-u-s-democracy-after-hugging-salvadoran-autocracy COMMENTARY Marco Rubio warns us the Trump indictment threatens U.S. democracy, but he's fine with praising Nayib Bukele — who's threatening democracy in El Salvador. Thu, 06 Apr 2023 11:00:00 GMT /commentary/2023-04-06/rubio-harps-on-u-s-democracy-after-hugging-salvadoran-autocracy Tim Padgett Bitcoin boosters see Latin America as 'cryptopia.' Does the idea have any currency? /podcast/latin-america-report/2022-05-24/bitcoin-boosters-see-latin-america-as-cryptopia-does-the-idea-have-any-currency El Salvador wants to build Bitcoin City; Cuba hopes to skirt the U.S. trade embargo. But so far Latin America looks like anything but a cryptocurrency utopia. Tue, 03 May 2022 13:59:02 GMT /podcast/latin-america-report/2022-05-24/bitcoin-boosters-see-latin-america-as-cryptopia-does-the-idea-have-any-currency Tim Padgett, Luis Hernandez Bitcoin boosters see Latin America as 'cryptopia.' Does the idea have any currency? /news/2022-05-03/bitcoin-boosters-see-latin-america-as-cryptopia-does-the-idea-have-any-currency El Salvador wants to build Bitcoin City; Cuba hopes to skirt the U.S. trade embargo. But so far Latin America looks like anything but a cryptocurrency utopia. Tue, 03 May 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/2022-05-03/bitcoin-boosters-see-latin-america-as-cryptopia-does-the-idea-have-any-currency Tim Padgett, Luis Hernandez Latin America can no longer deny the awful reality of gang-wing government /commentary/2022-04-15/latin-america-can-no-longer-deny-the-awful-reality-of-gang-wing-government COMMENTARY The western hemisphere is saddled with a third category of government: the gang wing, countries controlled by violent criminal mafias. Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:00:00 GMT /commentary/2022-04-15/latin-america-can-no-longer-deny-the-awful-reality-of-gang-wing-government Tim Padgett El Salvador's president conducts gang crackdown, prompting human rights concerns /2022-04-06/el-salvadors-president-conducts-gang-crackdown-prompting-human-rights-concerns El Salvador's president has responded to gang violence with a sweeping campaign of arrests that raise questions about whether he's violating human rights. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 21:27:41 GMT /2022-04-06/el-salvadors-president-conducts-gang-crackdown-prompting-human-rights-concerns Carrie Kahn