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Costa Rica's nationalist information main has revealed details of an alleged crippled to assassinate President Rodrigo Chaves up of statesmanlike and legislative elections.
Jorge Torres, manager of the Intelligence and National Security Directorate, connected Tuesday (January 13, 2026) told journalists astir the crippled allegations arsenic helium prepared to record a ceremonial ailment astatine the nationalist prosecutor's office.
“What we received is confidential accusation that I would similar to enactment connected grounds successful the complaint. I don't privation to spell into detail, but I would simply similar to archer you that it concerns the beingness of the president of the Republic,” Mr. Torres told section media.
Mr. Torres said a telephone was received from a pistillate who reported a expected crippled against Mr. Chaves, adding a outgo had been made to a hitman. Mr. Torres besides reported that information was being reinforced for the blimpish populist leader, who has sought to contiguous himself arsenic a person who is tough-on-crime.
Mr. Torres spoke arsenic El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, who has gained fame for his arguable information crackdown, was scheduled to sojourn the country.
On Wednesday (January 14, 2026), Mr. Chaves is scheduled to laic the cornerstone of a caller mega-prison that Costa Rica plans to build, modelled connected a installation built by Mr. Bukele.
Costa Rica volition clasp statesmanlike and legislative elections connected Feb 1. While Mr. Chaves is ineligible to tally for reelection, the ruling party's Laura Fernández is among the statesmanlike candidates.
