Peru's Fujimori becomes latest Latin American leader to visit notorious Salvadoran prison CECOT

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Aleman, M. (2026, October 30). Peru's Fujimori becomes latest Latin American leader to visit notorious Salvadoran prison CECOT. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/peru-s-fujimori-becomes-latest-latin-american-leader-to-visit-notorious-salvadoran-prison-cecot/article_e3055f69-b3c5-5e68-afc2-03ca7703d68a.html

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Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori visited the maximum-security prison CECOT in El Salvador on Thursday, following a trend of Latin American leaders touring the facility built by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. The visit coincides with Bukele's claims that CECOT is designed to house the most dangerous gang members.

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Keiko Fujimori, the president of Peru, visited CECOT, a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, on Thursday. CECOT, known as the Terrorism Confinement Center, was built by Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's president, and is designed to house dangerous gang members. Fujimori toured the facility as part of her consideration for building a similar prison in Peru to combat rising homicide and extortion rates. She is the latest Latin American leader to visit CECOT since its construction, following other regional leaders who have shown interest in Bukele's approach to criminal justice reform.

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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). asserted

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She is the latest Latin American leader to visit the prison that Bukele said is meant to house the most dangerous gang members. asserted

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