Overview

• During a weekend stop of his +Pretty +Dirty World Tour at San Salvador’s Estadio Nacional Jorge ‘Mágico’ González, Maluma paused his set to laud the country’s current situation.
• The singer told the crowd that the energy felt “incredible,” the streets were clean, people were loving, and that Colombians have “muchísimo que aprenderle” from El Salvador.
• Attendees in the venue applauded, but videos shared on X spread quickly and criticism mounted from users who objected to his remarks.
• Some commenters accused the artist of hypocrisy, pointing to his long-sleeve outfit and alleging that visible tattoos could draw police attention in El Salvador under current policies.
• The controversy unfolded against the backdrop of a prolonged state of exception credited by supporters with lowering homicides and denounced by rights groups for alleged abuses.