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Fujimori tours El Salvador mega-prison with hopes to build one in Peru. (2026, October 30). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/30/fujimori-tours-el-salvador-mega-prison-with-hopes-to-build-one-in-peru?traffic_source=rss
“Fujimori tours El Salvador mega-prison with hopes to build one in Peru.” Al Jazeera, 30 Oct. 2026, https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/30/fujimori-tours-el-salvador-mega-prison-with-hopes-to-build-one-in-peru?traffic_source=rss.
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Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori visited the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in El Salvador on Thursday, becoming the latest Latin American leader to tour this notorious prison. The visit comes as Peru faces its own internal security crisis due to rising homicide and extortion rates. Fujimori had previously expressed interest in building a similar mega-prison in Peru during her election campaign. During her visit, she was briefed by El Salvador's Ministers of Security and Justice and Defense, who detailed the prison’s design and surveillance protocols aimed at isolating gang members. The meeting also focused on deepening technical exchanges between both nations regarding citizen security, digital security, and state services modernization.