The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, responded to the words of his Chilean counterpart, Gabriel Boric, assuring that “the important thing is not that he does not feel identified with me, but if my Chilean brothers feel identified with him.”
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, referred this Wednesday to the president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, following the latter assured that he does not feel identified with the Central American ruler.
In an interview with Time magazine, Boric was asked regarding the comparison with Bukele, because both are under 40 years old and are the first authority of their countries, but the Chilean marked distances.
“The truth is that I do not feel very identified with the way in which Bukele is leading his government. I imagine that he might say the same regarding me (…) There is effectively an authoritarian drift: where to face a problem that is very serious, which is the issue of the gangs, which I know is very difficult and that crime has to be faced with a lot of decision, but that cannot be done by restricting democracy,” Boric said.
These words were answered during the night of this Wednesday by the Salvadoran presidentwho assured that the important thing is that Chileans feel identified with Boric.
“The important thing is not that he does not feel identified with me, but if my Chilean brothers feel identified with him”Bukele tweeted.
The important thing is not that he does not feel identified with me, but if my Chilean brothers feel identified with him…
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– Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) September 1, 2022
The government of Bukele has implemented an aggressive security policy, and since March he has been implementing an exceptional regime in El Salvador to combat gangs.
According to the Government, there are more than 51,200 alleged gang members detained during this regime, in which NGOs have also registered the death of at least 72 people in state custody.
In addition, under this suspension of constitutional guarantees there are more than 50,500 people detained, according to official figures.
These measures have achieved international repercussion, even some Chilean politicians have looked at it with admiration, as is the case of Deputy Gaspar Rivas, who called himself the “Chilean Bukele.”
