Magno Malta wants to hear Bukele's testimony at the Senate's Organized Crime Inquiry Commission.

Senator Magno Malta (PL-ES) submitted a request to invite the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, to testify before the Organized Crime Parliamentary Inquiry Commission in the Federal Senate. The request also included an official visit to El Salvador, with the aim of learning firsthand about the public security policies and the fight against criminal factions that have transformed the country into one of the safest in the Americas.

For Magno Malta, the Salvadoran case is "one of the most significant examples of crime reduction in the contemporary world." To be heard, in addition to the approval of the request, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must formally invite the head of state to the country. Bukele also needs to accept the invitation.

Former political strategist Nayib Bukele gained international recognition by drastically reducing violence and corruption rates in El Salvador. In 2015, the country recorded 106 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, one of the highest rates on the planet. Ten years later, the number fell to 1.9 per 100,000, with 114 murders throughout 2024.

Today, the country, once dominated by gangs, is considered one of the safest in Latin America.

The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into crime will investigate the structure, expansion, and functioning of organized crime , with an emphasis on the activities of militias and criminal factions – mainly the PCC and Comando Vermelho.

This initiative comes at a time when the National Congress has intensified the debate on public safety. The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate have been approving bills that toughen penalties and expand criminal offenses, while the Supreme Federal Court seeks to impose limits on police lethality through ADPF 635, known as the "ADPF of the Favelas".

In total, the Organized Crime Parliamentary Inquiry Commission is composed of 11 full members and 11 alternates, with an initial term of 120 days.