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President of El Salvador Orders Parliament Occupation by Military and Police

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - By an order of President Nayib Bukele, dozens of soldiers occupied the Parliament building in the capital of El Salvador last Sunday. The reason is a dispute over the approval of US$109 million (R$436 million) to finance the country's security policy. The 2020 budget includes a substantial increase in spending on internal security.

However, the deputies have so far refused to grant the president additional funds . . .

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