2024-07-14 22:58:10
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukeleordered an investigation to be opened into the increases “unjustified” of prices of insecticides and repellents in pharmacies, hardware stores and supermarkets, amid a dengue outbreak that has killed three children.
In addition, the president ordered the opening of mobile markets to contain the unprecedented rise in food prices.
Measures against price increases appear to be a new crusade of Bukeleafter pacifying the country with a “war” against the criminal gangs.
The state Consumer Protection Agency The agency has submitted “requests for information to suppliers of the main pharmacy, hardware and supermarket chains that sell mosquito repellents and insecticides,” it said.
It should be noted that El Salvador has been on epidemiological alert since July 2, following the death of three children from dengue. The country registers 3,692 cases of the disease this year, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
The government “will act firmly if an unjustified increase in prices or sales restrictions is found,” the agency said. Ombudsman.
“The required information includes inventories and product purchases mosquito repellent to sales and consumer prices, in order to prevent abusive practices,” he added, without specifying how much prices have increased.
On Monday, authorities began inspections at supermarket chains after the Salvadoran president ordered a crackdown on “mafias” business due to the unprecedented rise in prices.
“I’m going to make a call (…) like the one we did to the gang members in 2019,” when we asked those gangs to stop the violence y murders Before launching a frontal battle against them in March 2022, the ruler warned merchants.
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