El Salvador Moves to Try 563 Gang Leaders in One Case

El Salvador Latin America El Salvador Moves to Try 563 Gang Leaders in One Case By Sofia Gabriela Martinez · June 13, 2026 · 4 min read Daily Brief The morning intel from across Latin America. Free. Subscribe By subscribing you agree to our privacy policy. We never share your email. El Salvador · Politics Key Facts —The case. Prosecutors moved to try 563 leaders of the Barrio 18 gang at once. —The charges. They are accused of around 14,400 crimes spanning more than a decade. —The split. The accused come from the gang’s two rival factions, Sureños and Revolucionarios. —The precedent. It follows a similar mass trial of hundreds of MS-13 leaders in April. —The backdrop. El Salvador has held a state of emergency since March 2022. —The concern.

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