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9 January – 2024 conflict in Ecuador: President Daniel Noboa declares a state of emergency following the escape of José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of the Los Choneros drug cartel, from prison.
A political crisis began in Ecuador on 17 May 2023 as a result of the impeachment trial against President Guillermo Lasso.The impeachment inquiry began in the National Assembly on 9 May and lasted until 17 May when Lasso dissolved parliament through the constitutional provision known as muerte cruzada (' mutual death ').
The events were reported the next day by authorities, with charges being filed against two corrections officers. [ 15 ] [ 25 ] On 9 January, Fabricio Colón Pico [ es ] , the leader of another criminal group, Los Lobos , also escaped from prison in Riobamba four days after he had been arrested for plotting to kill Attorney-General Diana Salazar ...
Ecuador is struggling to bring spiraling violence under control, with mayors fearing for their lives and the national government recognizing an increase in extortion and kidnapping amid a 90-day ...
In Esmeraldas province, home to Ecuador's largest refinery, an estimated 25% to 30% of 700 workers have been extorted, said Martinez, who himself was forced to leave the province after refusing to ...
QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador's government declared a 60-day national emergency due to raging forest fires made worse by a severe drought, risk management officials said on Monday. The South American ...
The November 2024 Guayaquil prison riot occurred on 12 November 2024 at the notoriously overcrowded Litoral Penitentiary/Guayas 1 Prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador, killing at least 17 and injuring 15 people in clashes of drug gangs with connections to Mexican and Colombian drug cartels. [1] [2]
Ecuador's oil industry has struggled in recent years because of protests, pipeline closures due to erosion and other issues. The average age of Noboa's cabinet picks so far is 42, the statement added.