by Rebeca Mendoza | Apr 22, 2024 | Volume 8, Issue 29
The Assembly must approve reforms to the Comprehensive Organic Criminal Code, to the Asset Forfeiture Law, and another to regulate the cooperation of the Armed Forces. With a resounding “Yes” vote on the referendum and popular consultation that took place...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Apr 22, 2024 | Volume 8, Issue 29
There have been 6 assaults on passenger vans in the last month. In a recent incident, 23 passengers traveling from Guayaquil to Cuenca fell victim to a robbery. The perpetrators, armed and using a truck, intercepted two buses en route to Cuenca. The assault occurred...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Apr 22, 2024 | Volume 8, Issue 29
Attorney General Diana Salazar might find herself battling on two fronts simultaneously if the dates of the Metastasis hearings coincide with the impeachment trial proposed by Correismo in the Assembly. Given the pace of the Assembly’s Oversight Commission, the...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Apr 22, 2024 | Volume 8, Issue 29
Ecuador’s country risk is approaching the level before the 2023 sectional and political crisis. The IMF confirmed progress towards an agreement, and there is a better price for crude oil. Ecuador’s country risk has been declining. It is at 1,141 points as of April...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Apr 22, 2024 | Volume 8, Issue 29
In an effort to mitigate this pressing concern, the National Service for Persons Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI,) has outlined comprehensive plans aimed at addressing the root causes of overcrowding and enhancing the overall efficacy of the prison...