Really super interesting and well-made video!
The video discusses how El Salvador’s high homicide rates and overflowing prison population called for a change in the government’s gang policies, leading Nayib Bukele to emerge as a potential presidential candidate and eventually winning with a focus on his “territorial control plan” aimed at transforming the country from one of the most dangerous to one where people could go outside without fear. While phases 1 and 2 were successful, phase 3 involving purchasing equipment for national security forces to fight an all-out war against gangs was met with pushback from the Legislative Assembly, leading to a constitutional crisis. Bukele also implemented a state of exception, leading to the detainment of nearly 70,000 people, reducing daily homicides significantly. While the president’s actions have been controversial, the Salvadoran people support him in solving the issue of gang violence. The video also discusses how Ciudad Juarez, once the most dangerous city in the world, transformed into a comparatively safer place due to a new investigative approach implemented by authorities, called “Comprehensive Investigation Methodology.”