President Daniel Noboa made the decision a day after the most dangerous criminal in the country, José Adolfo Macías, alias Fito, escaped from prison. The measure involves a three-month curfew
Adolfo Macías, alias ‘Fito’, is the leader of Los Choneros gang, which has links with Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, according to authorities
With 40 homicides per 100,000 people and crime rates at a historic high, the country hopes that President Daniel Noboa’s project will bring an end to the violence
Official document reveals the presence of 11 criminal groups in 21 of the country’s 24 provinces
The 35-year-old entrepreneur delivered a short speech in which he appealed for the renewal of the political class
The 35-year-old entrepreneur is relatively unknown to his compatriots, but they elected him to counter the leftist drift initiated by former President Rafael Correa
The young businessman, who is the son of the richest man in Ecuador, will lead a country devastated by violence and drug trafficking
President Guillermo Lasso dismissed the commander general of the National Police and the director of prisons