Libre Candidate Pineda Vows to Bring Bukele's Playbook to Honduras

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 9, 2026 · Originally reported August 8, 2026 by El Heraldo

Octavio Pineda, a former infrastructure minister under Xiomara Castro, confirmed his presidential bid for the Libre party and said that if elected he would adopt El Salvador's tough anti-gang model, including detention without judicial warrants and military deployment.

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