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Costa Rica opens mega-prison as Bukele model embraced across Latin America

Low Severity Americas Costa Rica
Date Occurred Oct 15, 2026 00:24 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Oct 15, 2026
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President Laura Fernandez says mega-prison is part of 'tough-on-crime model' embraced by her government.

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Costa Rica flag Costa Rica
Region Americas
Capital San José
Population 1,357,745
GDP / Capita $9100.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #39464
  • Type General News
  • Region Americas
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Oct 15, 2026
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