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Honduras' President Xiomara Castro waves during the swearing-in ceremony for Colombia's President Gustavo Petro in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, August 7, 2022
HONDURAS became the second country in Central America to impose a “state of exception,” suspending some constitutional rights to help fight street gangs when a decree took effect on Monday.
The extraordinary measures target the capital Tegucigalpa and the northern city of San Pedro Sula, which have both struggled under the sway of powerful gangs like Barrio 18 and MS-13.
The decree published on Monday will last one month, but lawmakers will have the ability to extend it, something that has happened repeatedly in El Salvador since a state of exception was imposed in March.
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