On March 27, 2022, at the request of President Nayib Bukele, the Legislative Assembly passed a state of exception, limiting constitutional guarantees and granting unrestricted powers to the security forces of El Salvador. What was supposed to be a thirty-day measure has been renewed monthly by the legislative supermajority of President Bukele's New Ideas party. In the context of the third year of the state of exception, we answer four key questions about the broader implications of this polic...
