The Attorney General’s Office Ecuador defended the sentence obtained from the case odebrecht by the Ecuadorian Justice, after in Brazil the Federal Supreme Court annulled the evidence used against Jorge Glas, former vice president of Ecuador during the presidential term of Rafael Correa. In a statement, the Public Ministry stated that there is a “intention […]
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FBI arrives in Ecuador to support investigations into the crime of Fernando Villavicencio
A US federal police team arrived in Ecuador to support the investigations being carried out by the police authorities and the prosecutor’s office to determine the responsibilities in the assassination of the presidential candidate Fernando Villavicenciothe South American country’s interior minister said on Sunday. Villavicencio, a former congressman and former corruption investigative journalist, was shot […]
Ecuador: Andrea González will be a candidate for the presidency after the assassination of Villavicencio
The political movement Construye, of Ecuador, announced this Saturday that Andrea González Nader will be its new presidential candidate, replacing Fernando Villavicenciowho last Wednesday was assassinated by suspected hitmen as he left an electoral rally. Until now Andrea González Náder held the candidacy for vice president in the binomial headed by Villavicencio, for which Construye […]
How did Ecuador become one of the most violent countries in Latin America?
Until a few years ago, Ecuador was an island of peace between Colombia and Peru, the world’s two largest producers of cocaine. But since 2018, at the rate of the seizures of drughomicides increase with the signature of transnational organized crime. The shooting murder of Presidential candidate in the center Fernando Villavicencio, second in the […]
“Perú Mucho Gusto”: Tumbes Gastronomic Fair will generate S/6 million in revenue
The gastronomic fair “Peru nice to meet you”, organized by Promperú, returns to Tumbes in a new edition to promote the mobilization of national tourists as well as visitors from Ecuador. More than 50 companies participate, bringing the best of 20 regions to one place. It is projected that sales of at least S/6 million […]
Candidate denounces attack in Ecuador, one day after the murder of Villavicencio
A candidate for assembly in Ecuador denounced an attack against him just one day after the presidential candidate was assassinated Fernando Villavicenciowhen he was shot at the exit of an electoral rally in Quito. Estefany Puente, who is running for assembly in the province of Los Ríos for the Claro que se puede alliance, of […]
From journalism to politics: Villavicencio’s fight that cost him his life
Fernando Villavicencio was a leading public figure in Ecuador long before becoming a politician and making the decision to run for the presidency that cost him his life. His more than 200 journalistic publications and his denunciations of corruption cases before the courts earned him a reputation for years as an investigator and as a […]
Ecuador decrees a state of emergency after the assassination of a presidential candidate
Ecuador decreed on Thursday the state of emergency after the murder of the Presidential candidate Ecuadorian Fernando Villavicenciosecond in intention to vote for the general elections on August 20, registered on Wednesday night in Quito. The measure adopted by President Guillermo Lasso, which allows military patrols in the streets of this country plagued by violence […]
Fernando Villavicencio was in Peru when he was persecuted by the Rafael Correa regime
He Peruvian government strongly condemned the assassination of the Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio after a political rally. In a statement shared on the Foreign Ministry’s social networks, he rejected all acts of violence and intimidation that affect the development of democracy in the region. The 59-year-old journalist and presidential candidate in Ecuador was assassinated […]
Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated in Ecuador
The candidate for the Presidency of Ecuador Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated this Wednesday after being shot by unknown persons at the exit of an electoral rally of his campaign in a central sector of Quitoas confirmed by the Ecuadorian government. The Minister of the Interior, Juan Zapata, confirmed the information and assured that the attack […]