Nearly 240,000 hectares were deforested in Ecuador during those years, according to a MapBiomas report. During this period, the rate of loss of natural cover increased in the country, which is causing concern among experts. Mining, livestock farming, selective...
Lawmakers clash over debt, social sector funding and investment as a narrow majority backs the plan. A budget passed amid political friction Ecuador’s National Assembly approved the 2026 General State Budget on Saturday afternoon, ending weeks of negotiation and...
President presses ahead with amendments as political tensions deepen after referendum loss. A president searching for momentum after defeat President Daniel Noboa reemerged publicly nearly two weeks after his referendum loss, conceding that the results hit his...
Rising deaths in 2025 reveal how little progress has been made in reclaiming the prisons. Ecuador’s prison crisis has entered its twelfth year with almost no sign of recovery. Official records now show 943 inmates murdered between 2014 and October 2025, nearly all of them men, most of them under 35, and more than half […]
New allegations, shifting statements and cross-border legal maneuvers deepen uncertainty over the case. A case mired in competing narratives More than two years after the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, the criminal investigation meant to identify its masterminds has become increasingly tangled. What began with a trio of testimonies from convicted operatives linked to […]
Armed dissidents push deeper toward Ecuador, heightening security concerns along a corridor long shaped by criminal alliances. A new armed faction crosses into Ecuador Ecuador’s already fragile northern border has entered a new phase of volatility after security forces confirmed the presence of Colombia’s Comuneros del Sur—also known as the Southern Communards—in Carchi province. The […]
Rising disputes inside the movement reveal a leadership struggling to contain its widening internal divide. Leadership Strains Rising Ahead of Party Convention As the holiday season ends, the Citizen Revolution steps into one of its most consequential periods since reclaiming its political identity in 2021. In January, the movement must choose a new national president—a […]
Tuberculosis, malnutrition and extreme overcrowding drive a deadly collapse inside the Litoral Penitentiary. A surge of preventable deaths The Litoral Penitentiary in northern Guayaquil has become the deadliest place of detention in Ecuador, with 592 inmates dying between January and September of this year alone. The toll represents nearly eight percent of the prison’s population […]
Experts say habitat loss and weak research efforts are accelerating the decline of Ecuador’s most threatened big cats. A predator under pressure Each year on November 29th, International Jaguar Day draws attention to the largest feline in the Americas—yet in Ecuador, experts say the species is slipping into deeper trouble, especially along the coast. Jaguars […]