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Charli’s Confessions: Interview with Gang Leader who Pacted with Nayib Bukele

In January, El Faro interviewed two leaders of the 18th Street Revolucionarios gang who not only cut deals for years with the entourage of Nayib Bukele, but also escaped the country with the complicity of his government. This is the first time that gang leaders who entered supermax prisons in masks during the negotiations reveal on camera details about the agreements that permitted Bukele’s ascent to total power.

Chapter 1: “Tell your mom, uncle, grandmother that they have to vote for Nayib”



Chapter 2: “No body, no crime”

 

 

Chapter 3: When the call came in, they took off my handcuffs



Friday, May 2, 2025
Carlos Martínez, Óscar Martínez, Víctor Peña, Efren Lemus, Omnionn, and Nelson Rauda
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