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El BCR registra crecimiento acelerado en las importaciones de scooters en El Salvador
El Salvador ha experimentado un incremento notable en las importaciones de scooter y motocicletas, tendencia que refleja cambios en la movilidad urbana y el creciente interés de la población por alternativas de transporte.
La presencia cada vez más frecuente de estos vehículos en las principales arterias del país ha despertado la atención sobre la magnitud de las importaciones, así como sobre los desafíos regulatorios asociados a su circulación.
De acuerdo con la Dirección General de Aduanas de El Salvador, las scooter se encuentran clasificadas bajo el Sistema Arancelario Centroamericano (SAC) en la partida 87.11, la cual agrupa motocicletas —incluidos ciclomotores— y velocípedos equipados con motor auxiliar, con sidecar o sin él, así como los propios sidecares. Esta categorización es fundamental para el control de las importaciones y la elaboración de estadísticas comerciales.
Según los datos más recientes del Banco Central de Reserva (BCR) de El Salvador, correspondientes al periodo acumulado de enero y febrero de 2026, el país registró importaciones por un valor de USD 18.8 millones en la partida 87.11.
Este monto representa un crecimiento consistente frente a años anteriores y, en solo dos meses, ya se acerca al total alcanzado durante 2025, cuando las importaciones sumaron USD 20.2 millones.
La evolución histórica muestra una tendencia ascendente: en 2024, la cifra fue de USD 11.3 millones, mientras que en 2023 se ubicó en USD 8.7 millones.
El desglose de las importaciones por país de origen revela que China y la India ocupan las primeras posiciones como proveedores, con USD 9.1 millones y USD 8.7 millones respectivamente, seguidos a gran distancia por Tailandia, Japón y Colombia.
Por tipo de vehículo, las motocicletas y scooter con motor de cilindrada superior a 50 cm³ e inferior o igual a 250 cm³ concentran la mayor parte del valor importado, con USD 16.9 millones en el mismo periodo.
La acelerada expansión en la circulación de scooters responde a una serie de factores, entre los que destacan la búsqueda de soluciones ágiles frente al tráfico urbano, el bajo consumo de combustible y la facilidad de acceso a modelos de bajo costo importados principalmente de Asia.
No obstante, este dinamismo plantea interrogantes sobre la regulación y el control del parque vehicular de scooters y otros medios de transporte alternativos.
Recientemente, representantes de la Asociación Salvadoreña de Motociclistas (ASAMOTO) señalaron en una entrevista televisiva la urgencia de incluir a los nuevos tipos de movilidad en la Ley de Tránsito.
El marco legal salvadoreño aún no ha adaptado normativas que contemplen de manera específica la circulación, registro, homologación técnica y seguridad vial de estos vehículos.
En la actualidad, la mayoría de las regulaciones de tránsito se han desarrollado pensando en automóviles y motocicletas tradicionales, lo que genera vacíos legales y dificultades para la gestión ordenada de las nuevas formas de movilidad.
A pesar de que la presencia de scooters ha crecido de manera visible en ciudades como San Salvador y Santa Tecla, la ausencia de una legislación diferenciada para este segmento ha provocado debates sobre la seguridad de los usuarios, la convivencia vial y la necesidad de implementar requisitos claros sobre el uso de casco, portación de documentos y límites de velocidad.
Además, la falta de registros desagregados dificulta la elaboración de políticas públicas que respondan a la realidad del parque de scooters y su impacto en la movilidad sostenible.
El Salvador se encuentra así en una encrucijada: por un lado, el auge de importaciones y el uso masivo de scooters evidencian una transformación en la cultura del transporte; por otro, el país debe avanzar hacia un marco regulatorio que garantice tanto la seguridad vial como el orden en el espacio público.
El seguimiento de estas tendencias por parte de las autoridades y la adaptación normativa serán claves para que la expansión de las scooters contribuya a una movilidad más eficiente y segura.
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Fetterman breaks with Democrats after shooting scare, backs Trump on major White House project
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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., broke party lines again after the close call at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner this weekend, siding with President Donald Trump’s push to build a ballroom at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Fetterman, who has repeatedly shown he is willing to defy his party, posted on X that he was «there front and center» at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner when the shooting occurred Saturday night. The alleged shooter, 31-year-old California resident Cole Allen, broke through multiple layers of Secret Service security at the Washington Hilton and nearly opened fire in a room where the president, vice president and other key administration and federal officials were present.
«After witnessing last night,» Fetterman called for people to «drop the TDS [Trump derangement syndrome] and build the White House ballroom.»
He said the purpose of the ballroom would be to host events «exactly like these.»
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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., called for the completion of the new White House ballroom after the close call alleging an active shooter situation at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on April 25, 2026. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
«We were there front and center,» he wrote. «That venue wasn’t built to accommodate an event with the line of succession for the U.S. government.»
Though construction is continuing on the $400 million privately funded White House ballroom, the project is currently bogged down in a legal challenge by the nonprofit National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP). After the shooting, the Justice Department pressed NTHP to drop its lawsuit, citing concerns about the safety and security of the president and other key personnel.
«[Y]our lawsuit puts the lives of the president, his family, and his staff at grave risk,» Brett Shumate, assistant attorney general in DOJ’s Civil Division, wrote in a Sunday letter to opposing counsel, shared on X by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
«Enough is enough,» Shumate continued. «Your client should voluntarily dismiss this frivolous lawsuit today in light of last night’s assassination attempt on President Trump.»
«As history proves, that venue is demonstrably unsafe for the President of the United States because its size presents extraordinary security challenges for the Secret Service.
«[Saturday’s] assassination attempt on President Trump proves, yet again, that the White House ballroom is essential for the safety and security of the President, his family, his cabinet, and his staff.»
SECURITY UNDER SCRUTINY AS WHCD ATTENDEES CITE INCONSISTENT SCREENING BEFORE SHOOTING
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino jumps over a chair after an incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, D.C., on April 25, 2026. President Donald Trump and other officials were evacuated from the Washington Hilton following reports of gunfire. The FBI’s Washington field office said a subject is in custody. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Raquel Debono, a conservative influencer who attended the dinner, told Fox News Digital, «No ballroom no matter how grand, matters if we can’t keep people safe first.»
«Everyone’s debating architecture while a shooter got into what should have been the most heavily secured event in America – it’s a ridiculous distraction,» said Debono. «The security failures are the story. It was too easy to get in.»
Debono shared on X that she left the dinner early prior to the shooting due to an «uneasy feeling.» She noted that their bags were not checked and that people were «shoved through doors.»
Trump himself pointed to the incident as evidence that the hotel venue was «not a particularly secure building,» arguing that a new White House ballroom — equipped with features like bulletproof materials — would offer a safer alternative.
«It’s really what you need,» Trump said on Fox News on Sunday. «You can’t have a thousand [hotel] rooms or whatever it is, I mean, it’s a very big hotel, on top of the ballroom. And people come down the elevator, and they’re right next to the ballroom.»
WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS’ DINNER SHOOTING: TIMELINE TRACES HOW SUSPECT’S ALLEGED CROSS-COUNTRY PLAN UNFOLDED
President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after an unspecified threat at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
Though the shooting prompted widespread calls for a White House ballroom, Fetterman stood out as a lone Democrat willing to join in on the push.
On Sunday, Fetterman admitted on CNN, «I never really had a strong opinion on the ballroom to be honest, but this clearly demonstrated [the need].»
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He emphasized the need to ensure not only the president’s protection but also that of those in the line of succession, should anything happen to the president.
«I just walked away from that still kind of stunned how lucky we were that no one was seriously hurt,» said Fetterman. «And when we have the significant majority of our leadership in a very small, clustered area, it could have been much more catastrophic for our nation that day.»
Fox News Digital’s Eric Mack and Amanda Macias contributed to this report.
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The Trump administration has reportedly ramped up its punitive measures to compel Iraq to disband Iranian regime-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilization Force (PMF) that form part of its government after sustained attacks on U.S. personnel and facilities.
Amid a tenuous ceasefire between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the administration tightened the screws on Iraq by stopping U.S. dollar shipments to Baghdad. The growing disagreements over policy between the U.S. and Iraq could lead to weakening Iran’s presence in the region and advance U.S. war aims against Tehran.
In a statement against Iraq’s government, a State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital, «The United States has consistently been clear we will take all measures to counter Iran’s destabilizing activities in Iraq, protect U.S. interests against Iran-aligned terrorist militias in Iraq, and make clear our concerns about the Iraqi government’s failure to prevent this terrorism.»
US WARNS IRAQ MUST ACT AGAINST IRAN-BACKED MILITIA ATTACKS ON AMERICAN ASSETS
An explosion occurred near the U.S. Consulate and Erbil International Airport, where a U.S. military base is located, in Erbil, Iraq, on March 12, 2026, causing fire and thick smoke to rise following the blast. (Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed/Anadolu)
The spokesperson added that «While we acknowledge the efforts of Iraqi Security Forces to respond to terrorist attacks by Iran-aligned militia groups, we continue to emphasize that the Iraqi government’s failure to prevent these attacks while some elements associated with the Iraqi government continue to actively provide political, financial, and operational cover for the militias adversely impacts the U.S.-Iraq relationship. The United States will not tolerate attacks on U.S. interests and expects the Iraqi government to immediately take all measures to dismantle the Iran-aligned militia groups in Iraq.»
The Wall Street Journal first reported last week about the security and financial penalties imposed on Iraq. According to the report, the U.S. halted security cooperation programs with Iraq’s military and stopped «a cargo-plane delivery of nearly $500 million in U.S. banknotes, the proceeds from Iraqi oil sales from Federal Reserve Bank of New York accounts.»
The newspaper said it was the second blocked delivery of dollars to the Central Bank of Iraq since the start of the U.S.-Israel war on Feb. 28 against Iran.
The Treasury Department declined to comment on the blocked payments.
Iraqi security forces stand guard during a funerary procession in Baghdad on March 8, 2026, for a slain member of the Popular Mobilisation Forces killed in a U.S.-Israeli airstrike in Mosul the previous evening. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)
An Iraqi official told Fox News Digital that «With regard to relations with the United States, Iraq views them as an important partnership based on shared interests and cooperation. The two sides have fought together in a decisive battle against ISIS, reflecting the depth and significance of this relationship.»
In reference to the pro-Iran militias, the Iraqi official said, «As for the issue of armed factions, it is important to note that the Iraqi reality is highly complex, with overlapping political, security and social dimensions. Some of these factions also possess political and popular influence. Accordingly, addressing this issue requires careful and gradual approaches grounded in a deep understanding of the domestic context, in a way that strengthens state authority and ensures that weapons are confined to the hands of the state while maintaining internal stability.»
TRUMP THREATENS TO END IRAQ SUPPORT OVER AL-MALIKI COMEBACK BID TIED TO IRAN INFLUENCE
A billboard featuring a photo of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei is seen along a street in Baghdad on March 9, 2026. (Murtadha Al-Sudani/Anadolu)
The official added that «External measures that fail to take into account the particularities of this reality may lead to counterproductive outcomes and negatively affect internal balances, which would not serve the stability efforts undertaken by Iraq and its partners, foremost among them Washington.»
The PMF is an umbrella organization of militias largely loyal to the Islamic Republic of Iran — the world’s worst state-sponsor of terrorism, according to the State Department. Members of the PMF have launched attacks on U.S. assets in Iraqi Kurdistan and against Iraqi Kurds — a valuable U.S. ally in the Mideast.
A senior Kurdish official told Fox News Digital, «The dollar pause is part of the nuclear option in the Treasury Department, and the Americans have always been reluctant to leverage it. The Iraqis, meanwhile, have been cruel to their partners — Americans and the KRG [Kurdish Regional Government], as this war has shown — and now Washington is drawing a red line.»
The Kurdish official said, «They’ve made it clear things will only get worse for Iraq if militias resume attacks against U.S. interests, including in the Kurdistan Region. It’s high time the Americans pulled this lever; for too long, it has allowed Iran to pick a premier and dictate the rules, despite repeated encouragement to veto Iran’s cut-outs in Iraq.»
Both Iraqi and Kurdish officials said the government is in flux as the differnt sides position themselves to select a new Iraqi prime minister.
IRAQI STATE BANK ACCUSED OF PROCESSING PAYMENTS FOR HOUTHI TERRORISTS WHO DISRUPT RED SEA COMMERCE
Smoke rises from the U.S. embassy building in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 14, 2026, following an attack on the diplomatic mission. (Ali Jabar/AP)
The Trump administration opposes the return of former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki because of his close ties to Iran.
The Kurdish official stressed the role of the majority Shiite population in Iran: «In the end, though, it’s still the Shia house that chooses the premiership. They have some latitude, but ultimately, they will select a candidate acceptable to both Iran and the United States. That’s the game — and America has always reacted to Iran’s game. This time, however, Washington appears intent on influencing the outcome rather than just observing it.»
The official added, «This matters especially because Iraq depends on oil, and its proceeds are deposited in the U.S. Federal Reserve and American banks. How Washington behaves vis-à-vis those deposits influences the process and reconfigures the balance within the Shia house. It matters enormously.»
Entifadh Qanbar, a former spokesman for the deputy prime minister of Iraq, warned that there is a pressing need for the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudan to swiftly dismantle the PMF because they represent a clear and present danger to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
Iraqi Shiite men hold pictures of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a symbolic funeral in Najaf, Iraq, on March 1, 2026. (Anmar Khalil/AP)
He told Fox News Digital, The Iraqi government also provides these groups with state identification cards, vehicles, and official government license plates under the cover of the PMF structure. This allows them to enter Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone at will and threaten the U.S. Embassy or any Iraqi state institution.»
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To underscore the dangers of the PMF, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday a $10 million bounty on the terrorist leader of the pro-Iranian militia Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya (HAAA).
The U.S. embassy on Monday wrote on X that the pro-Iran militia «Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya (HAAA) terrorists have launched attacks across Iraq and the region, including the April 8 ambush of U.S. diplomats near the Baghdad International Airport. HAAA terrorists continue to undermine Iraqi sovereignty while threatening the safety and security of both Iraqi and U.S. civilians. We will not tolerate attacks on U.S. interests and expect all measures will be taken to dismantle Iran-aligned terrorist militia groups in Iraq.»
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