Ecuador

As a consequence of the emergency situation in its prisons, the country will begin pardoning inmates in order to ease overcrowding in its facilities

The country is seeking the involvement of private companies to invest on the facilities of Esmeralda, the largest national refinery now exclusively operated by the state-run oil company Petroecuador

Tragedy keeps on striking the nation’s prisons, with Guayaquil's recent riot leaving 68 inmates dead; President Guillermo Lasso addressed the situation by stating that new constitutional rules are urgently needed

President Guillermo Lasso announced at the COP26 climate conference that the country will create a marine reserve of over 60.000 square kilometres at the Galapagos Islands

President Guillermo Lasso declared a national State of Exception due to the rising criminality and drug trafficking rates in the country

President Guillermo Lasso set the objective of doubling national oil production by the end of his term in 2025; many view the move as a strategy to attract investors

Due to the ongoing emergency in the country’s prisons, the state deployed 3.600 soldiers and policemen within the facilities in order to ensure the inmates’ safety

Due to the country’s rising fiscal deficit, president Guillermo Lasso declared that he will lower the inheritance tax as well as remove the VAT tax from a series of basic products

Manifestations in the country’s capital, Quito, were held by citizens claiming that Guillermo Lasso’s government has not been compliant with its electoral campaign promises ever since the new mandate began

The country had never won a Paralympic medal before the current edition, were the nation concludes with a total of three medals, including a gold

President Guillermo Lasso announced that the government will fund a US$75 million action to rebuild from scratch the penitentiary system with the aim of bettering the social reintegration of former inmates

The country had its best results ever in this year’s Olympics, by bringing home two gold medals and a silver one; the country’s pride can be seen through social media and news outlets