VOICED: Exito de la tregua entre maras

The video discusses a truce between rival gangs in El Salvador, which has led to a significant reduction in homicide rates. The Mara Salvatrucha and Mara 18 gangs have seen a drop in daily murders from 14 to 5. Celebrations were held in several prisons, where gang members also reflected on past civil war repression and police persecution.

What was the main reason for the mass held by the Mara Salvatrucha gang?

• To honor 850 lives saved due to a truce

• To commemorate a gang leader

• To protest against prison conditions

• To celebrate a successful robbery

What was the result of the truce between the Mara Salvatrucha and Mara 18 gangs?

• An increase in gang membership

• A new gang war

• A significant drop in the homicide rate

• A rise in drug trafficking

How did the homicide rate change after the truce?

• It increased from 5 to 14 per day

• It decreased from 14 to 5 per day

• It remained the same

• It fluctuated unpredictably

What did the members of the Salvatrucha dramatize during the celebrations?

• A future gang truce

• The signing of a peace treaty

• The repression during the 1980s civil war

• A fictional gang rivalry

How many gang members are approximately held in the five prisons where celebrations extended?

• 15,000

• 10,000

• 20,000

• 5,000