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How Ecuador went from being Latin America’s model of stability to a nation in crisis
For many years, Ecuador had one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America – an indicator of low gang activity. As a result, it hadn’t developed a robust police and military response to gangs.
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Drug gangs in Ecuador turn to "death saint" for protection — and allegedly human sacrifices
Just last week, a leader of one of Ecuador's biggest crime syndicates, Los Lobos, was arrested at his home in the coastal city of Portoviejo. The U.S. last year declared Los Lobos to be the ...
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Ecuador's Noboa closes borders ahead of presidential election
The liberal president and his left-wing opponent, lawyer Luisa Gonzalez, are due to face off again at the polls Sunday for the first round of the presidential election in Ecuador, after a first ...
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Ecuador’s President Has Had a Year of Chaos. Why Is He Still So Popular?
Supporters holding cardboard cutouts of President Daniel Noboa during a campaign event on Wednesday in Quito, Ecuador.Credit...Johanna Alarcón for The New York Times Supported by By Genevieve ...
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Ecuador announces 27% tariffs on Mexican goods
Ecuador will apply a 27% tariff on Mexican goods to “ensure fair treatment” of Ecuadorian producers, President Daniel Noboa said on Monday. In a post on X, Noboa said he is open to signing a ...
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Ecuador chooses a leader amid murder, blackouts and stagnation
Running Ecuador seems an unenviable job. In recent years it has become the most violent state in mainland Latin America. Droughts have caused blackouts. Economic growth is anaemic. Even so ...
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Daniel Noboa, the Ecuador banana heir seeking full presidential term
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa is betting that his pledges to push crime-fighting initiatives begun under his truncated first administration and to tackle power cuts will ...
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Ecuador's conservative president announces tariffs on Mexican exports in an echo of Trump policy
Ecuador's conservative president, Daniel Noboa, has announced a 27% tariff on Mexican imports to support local manufacturers amidst a diplomatic dispute. This move comes as U.S. President Trump ...
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Luisa Gonzalez, the Ecuador presidential candidate seeking to raise social spending
Several polls point to an April run-off between 47-year-old lawyer Gonzalez, who would be the first woman elected Ecuador's president, and business heir Noboa, 37. Others have Noboa winning in the ...
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Noboa extends state of emergency and curfews in parts of Ecuador
Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa Friday extended for another 30 days the state of emergency in six provinces and one canton given the “serious internal commotion” due to criminal violence.
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Brandi Morin in Ecuador: A Canadian mining giant vs. the guardians of the Amazon
Deep in the Ecuador Amazon, a Canadian-owned mining project threatens the way of life of local Indigenous communities.