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The announcement came after Ecuadorian police officers forcibly broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito, detaining former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who was seeking political asylum there.
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Police in Ecuador say gunmen have attacked a group of people in the coastal city of Guayaquil, killing nine and injuring 10 others. It was the latest in a string of violent incidents in the South American country.
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A prosecutor in Ecuador who was investigating an attack on the set of a public television channel by a group of armed men last week has been slain.
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To understand why Ecuador has become the epicenter of gang violence, you need to understand both the geography and history of Latin America’s drug trade, writes Florida International University's Eduardo Gamarra, an expert on Latin American politics.
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Miami-Dade Councilman Christian Cevallos tells The South Florida Roundup the gang violence in Ecuador that suddenly grabbed headlines had been building up for several years. A lack of democratic institutions and the demand in the U.S. and Europe for cocaine are key factors.
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COMMENTARY The gang poison plaguing Ecuador and Latin America is largely a result of what many say is its antidote: the trashing of democratic institutions by la mano dura.
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The unprecedented assault on the TV station followed the apparent escapes from prison of two of the leaders of Ecuador's most powerful gangs.
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Daniel Noboa's voters were, among other things, frightened by the escalation of drug violence over the past three years. Killings, kidnappings, robberies and other criminal activities have become part of everyday life,
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With over 97% of the votes counted, electoral officials say Daniel Noboa has a four-point lead over Luisa González, a leftist lawyer and ally of exiled former President Rafael Correa.
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The killing of the seven suspects happened a little more than a week before Ecuador holds a presidential runoff election and as officials struggle to explain how this was possible.
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An heir to a fortune built on Ecuador’s main crop of bananas has pulled off an upset by advancing to the country’s presidential runoff election.
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COMMENTARY As long as Latin America's left and right wings keep eroding democratic institutions, the gang wing will keep gaining power in countries like Ecuador.