Trump Effect: Ecuador Imposes 27 Percent Tariff on Mexico
President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa announced on Monday that his country will impose a 27 percent tariff on Mexican goods to ensure “fair treatment” of Ecuadorian producers.
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Historic: Trump Will Be First President to Host Foreign Leaders at Inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday will feature multiple heads of foreign governments among the dozens of VIP guests expected to attend, a first in American history.
Ecuador Prepares to Hold Presidential Election amid Gang War
Ecuador is preparing to hold a general election on February 9 to choose the next president, vice president, and members of the National Assembly for the next four years.
Five World Elections to Watch in 2025
The world made dramatic political shifts in 2024, a year unusually full of game-changing federal elections, including in America.
Ecuador’s President Bails on U.N. Shortly Before Speech to Address Massive Forest Fire
President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa abruptly canceled his address to the United Nations General Assembly, scheduled for Wednesday, to return home in response to raging forest fires in the capital city of Quito.
South America Starts Reinforcing Borders Fearing Another Venezuela Migrant Wave
The governments of Colombia and Peru reportedly began plans on Tuesday to reinforce their borders out of concern that the ongoing political chaos in Venezuela – triggered by a sham presidential election the White House pressured the country to hold – will prompt a new wave of mass migration.
Ecuador’s 36-Year-Old President May Face Impeachment over ‘Mental Incapacity’
Ecuador’s Vice Minister of Government Esteban Torres claimed that lawmakers are seeking to impeach President Daniel Noboa.
Ecuador Suffers National Blackout
Ecuador suffered a nationwide power blackout on Wednesday afternoon, leaving the entire country and its 17 million citizens without power.
Ecuador: Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Hardline Crackdown on Violent Gangs
Millions in Ecuador overwhelmingly approved security measures that President Daniel Noboa proposed to fight rampant gang violence.
Ecuador’s Youngest Mayor Found Shot Dead
Police authorities found the mayor of San Vicente, Ecuador, Brigitte García shot dead on Sunday alongside her communications director, Jairo Loor.
Ecuador Detains over 6,600 People in First 30 Days of Gang War
Security authorities in Ecuador detained over 6,600 individuals in the first month since the country declared its operation to crush gang violence a formal “internal armed conflict.”
Ecuador Laughs Off Partnership with Socialist Venezuela, Seeks U.S. Help with Gangs
President Daniel Noboa of Ecuador on Tuesday laughed off Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro’s offer of security assistance against gang members, ignoring Maduro’s warning to steer clear of entanglements with the United States.
Prosecutor Leading TV Station Hijacking Probe in Ecuador Shot 20 Times in Presumed Gang Murder
Prosecutor César Suárez was assassinated on Wednesday evening, reportedly shot over 20 times while leaving his office in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Ecuador Gang War: 178 People Being Held Hostage in 7 Prisons Nationwide
Penitentiary authorities in Ecuador confirmed on Thursday that violent gangs are holding at least 178 people hostage across seven prisons in the country as part of a wider war between the nation’s organized crime syndicates and the newly minted government of President Daniel Noboa.
Ecuador to Deport 1,500 Inmates amid Gang War
Ecuador will soon begin deporting 1,500 foreign prison inmates in an effort to reduce prison overcrowding.
Ecuador Declares ‘Internal Armed Conflict’ Against Gangs, Gives Soldiers Legal Cover to Fight Gangsters
The government of Ecuador formally declared an emerging gang war in the country an “internal armed conflict” on Wednesday, vowing to curtail the deadly violence that dramatically intensified the day before.
‘They Want to Kill Us All’: Armed Gangsters Storm Live Ecuadorian TV Broadcast
A group of armed hooded men stormed the premises of TC Television, a new network headquartered in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Tuesday, kidnapping all the personnel present in the building.
Ecuador Declares State of Emergency After Jailbreak by Nation’s Most Wanted Criminal
President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency in response to the disappearance of José Adolfo Macías, Ecuador’s “most-wanted criminal.”
Ecuador Announces Plan to Build Two ‘Bukele-Style’ Mega Prisons
President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa announced on Thursday that the South American country will soon begin construction of two maximum-security prisons in the same style as the “mega-prison” built by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in 2023.
Ecuador Rejects Socialists, Elects 35-Year-Old Outsider Daniel Noboa as President
Daniel Noboa, the 35-year-old heir to one of the world’s most lucrative banana companies, will become the next leader of Ecuador after winning Sunday’s presidential election, one marred by widespread political violence and the assassination of a then-frontrunner in the race.
