Peru’s Fujimori becomes latest Latin American leader to visit notorious Salvadoran prison CECOT
Fujimori praised Bukele’s prison model and said Peru will study and adapt the system as it plans two new facilities.
- On Thursday and Friday, Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori visited El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center , meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to discuss security strategies.
- Seeking to address rampant extortion and rising homicides, President Fujimori secured special law-making powers via Law 32743 for 90 calendar days to reform Peru's security.
- Inside the facility, Salvadoran Ministers of Security Gustavo Villatoro and Defense Francis Merino Monroy explained surveillance protocols and isolation mechanisms to the delegation. CECOT opened in 2023 with capacity for 40,000 inmates.
- Calling the system a "successful model, a very useful model," Fujimori signaled intent to adopt similar mechanisms for classifying criminal organizations as hostile groups in Peru.
- Human Rights Watch has documented arbitrary arrests and torture within El Salvador's system, which currently holds more than 90,000 people imprisoned under a state of exception.
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Peru’s prez becomes latest leader to visit notorious Salvadoran mega-prison housing gang members
Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori on Thursday visited the maximum-security mega-prison built by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, known as the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT).
The Peruvian president is in El Salvador on an official visit that included a tour to get to know the Cecot megacarcel.
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Peru's Fujimori becomes latest Latin American leader to visit notorious Salvadoran prison CECOT
Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori visits El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center, a maximum-security prison built by President Nayib Bukele.
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