Costa Rica President Visits El Salvador Megaprison, Signals Security Policy Shift

Costa Rican President Laura Fernández toured El Salvador's Cecot megaprison, a centerpiece of Nayib Bukele's anti-gang strategy, during an official visit. The visit signals potential policy alignment with Bukele's hardline security model, though no concrete commitments were announced. It underscores regional diffusion of El Salvador's controversial incarceration approach.