Booke, former mayor of the capital, San Salvador, first won power in 2019 to create a “new era” for El Salvador, take on violence and corruption of the gang and promote a better relationship with the US.
He saw that his popularity was taking off after the launch of crimes and gangs, turning the salvador from the capital of murder in one of the safest countries in the region.
His government carried out wide arrests of those suspected of participating in a gang during his first term.
75,000 people were estimated by emergency measures that have repeatedly expanded, disturbing human rights groups.
Amnesty International criticized the “gradual replacement of gang violence with state violence” in the country.
