El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says he will send a bill to congress that would make the cryptocurrency legal tender.
El Salvador’s meme-loving, press-hating autocratic president, Nayib Bukele
The justices and attorney general had been critical of some of Bukele’s measures during the pandemic, including a mandatory stay-at-home order and containment centers where those caught violating the policy were detained. While enjoying a good relationship with former President Trump, who similarly was criticized for authoritarian tendencies, Bukele has had a much more tense relationship with theLast month, the White House special envoy for the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, Ricardo Zúñiga, said during a visit to El Salvador that the U.S. government would like to see the Salvadoran government reverse the moves against the court and the attorney general.
Bukele has been praised for aggressively obtaining COVID-19 vaccines and running an efficient vaccination program, far more successful than El Salvador’s neighbors.
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