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Salvadoran Congress Approves New Extension of the State of Emergency to Combat Gangs

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Associated Press SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador's pro-government Congress on Thursday approved the 47th extension of the state of emergency that suspends constitutional guarantees as part of President Nayib Bukele's security strategies to combat gangs. The new extension will be in effect from January 30 to March 31, 2026. In its request to extend the measure, the Security Cabinet asserted that the state of emergency has contributed to a histori…

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Associated Press SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador's pro-government Congress on Thursday approved the 47th extension of the state of emergency that suspends constitutional guarantees as part of President Nayib Bukele's security strategies to combat gangs. The new extension will be in effect from January 30 to March 31, 2026. In its request to extend the measure, the Security Cabinet asserted that the state of emergency has contributed to a histori…

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The Legislative Assembly approved the 47th extension of the emergency regime in El Salvador, with 57 votes in favour, extending the measure from 31 January to 1 March 2026, as part of the State public security strategy. According to the official request submitted by the Security Cabinet, since the implementation of the emergency regime on 27 March 2022, the authorities report the capture of more than 91,000 persons linked to criminal structures,…

The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, dominated by the ruling New Ideas (NI), approved this Thursday to extend for 30 days the regime of exception, in force since March 2022 to fight the gangs, for the "still existence of terrorist groups, that not to completely eradicate their actions would allow a setback."The entry The Congress of El Salvador extends for 30 days the regime of exception against gangs was first published in Proceso Digital.

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Caleb Navarro stressed that the regime of exception “will be in force until there is no gang member in the street.” EL SALVADOR.- With 57 votes in favor (New Ideas and allies) and one against (Come on), the Legislative Assembly approved on Thursday the extension for 30 more days of the regime of exception throughout the country, which includes the temporary suspension of constitutional guarantees. This constitutional tool has been in force since…

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lanoticiasv.com broke the news in on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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