President Keiko Fujimori visited the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador

President Keiko Fujimori visited the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT)—a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. ANDINA/Presidency Press Office.
October 29, 2026

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President Keiko Fujimori visited the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador

14:59 | San Salvador, oct. 29.

The President of the Republic of Peru, Keiko Fujimori, arrived at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT)—a maximum-security prison in El Salvador—to learn about its operations, as part of bilateral cooperation on security and the fight against organized crime.

During this visit, the President was accompanied by the Minister of the Interior, César Astudillo; the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Ernesto Álvarez; and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Espá.

At CECOT, the head of state was received by El Salvador’s Minister of National Defense, René Francis Merino Monroy, and the Minister of Security, Gustavo Villatoro, who shared insights into their country’s progress in security and its penitentiary model.

President Fujimori arrived in El Salvador for an official visit, with an agenda focused on security, the fight against organized crime, health, and education.

Upon her arrival yesterday, the President was welcomed by El Salvador’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alexandra Hill.

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Publicado: 29/10/2026

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