Bukele Celebrates a Hardly-Reciprocal Trade Deal with Trump

CENTRAL AMERICA IN MINUTES, Ep. 59: In exchange for select exemption from Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, Bukele signs a trade deal promising the U.S. mining and energy access and calling on El Salvador to co-sign Trump’s trade sanctions.

In Honduras, Tito Asfura takes office on promises to cut back the state, while the National Party proposes Bible readings in schools. Honduras asks to return to a World Bank forum to resolve disputes with international investors.

Nicaragua and Spain expel each others’ ambassadors in Managua’s escalating feud with international bodies. Stepping up its passport repression against dissidents and their relatives in Nicaragua, the Sandinista regime prohibits dual citizenship.

This episode of Central America in Minutes was produced with support from the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives. It was written by Roman Gressier with sound design by Omnionn. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, and YouTube.