America Ecuador Over 4.800 individuals have been detained in Ecuador since President Daniel Noboa declared a state of internal armed conflict around a month ago
America Ecuador Ecuador defended its raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito last month, stating to judges at a major UN court that it acted to apprehend a "common criminal," referring to former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas
America Ecuador Ecuador has approved a referendum to enhance security measures against organized crime, proposing military street patrols, criminal extradition, and increased prison terms
America Ecuador Ecuador has stopped receiving electricity from Colombia, with Colombian Minister of Mines and Energy, Andrés Camacho, stating that they've stopped exporting electricity to Ecuador as thermal power generation is at its maximum capacity
America Ecuador Ecuador's government increased the value-added tax VAT from 12% to 15% at the beginning of this month, as a measure to finance the fight against organized crime, following a weekend with at least 28 murders