by Rebeca Mendoza | Oct 12, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 49
Judges are challenging the restructuring of Ecuador’s specialized corruption courts, while the Judicatura says every pending case still has a judge. A restructuring of Ecuador’s specialized corruption and organized-crime courts has triggered a constitutional fight...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Oct 12, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 49
The allegations target contracts for hospitals in El Valle, Baños and Ricaurte and are separate from the suspended mayor’s existing enrichment case. Ecuador’s central government has filed three complaints with prosecutors alleging possible peculado (i.e., embezzlement...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Oct 12, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 49
Lower-octane gasoline and diesel drop four cents per gallon from October 12th, while unsubsidized Súper moves higher. Drivers in Ecuador will pay four cents less per gallon for Extra and Ecopaís gasoline and for diesel beginning October 12th, continuing a series of...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Oct 12, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 49
Rising rivers damaged at least 14 homes, destroyed one building and forced evacuations in communities west of Cuenca. Heavy rain and rapidly rising rivers damaged homes and forced evacuations in the western portion of Cuenca canton this week, turning the national El...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Oct 12, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 49
Drivers can use SERT spaces without paying through October 15th, but illegal-parking rules and enforcement remain in force. Drivers in Cuenca can use the city’s regulated SERT parking spaces free of charge through October 15th after the municipal mobility company ran...
