Guillermo Lasso vows he will send tax-cut bill to Congress on his first day as President of Ecuador
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After winning the second round of elections on Sunday, Guillermo Lasso assured that his government…
April 15, 2021Section
Ecuador
Ecuador’s Comptroller General arrested, charged with corruption
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Ecuador’s acting Comptroller General Pablo Celi, was arrested on Tuesday, April 13, during investigations in…
April 15, 2021
U.S. announces it will work with Guillermo Lasso to “further strengthen” relationship with Ecuador
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The United States has congratulated Ecuador’s President-elect Guillermo Lasso on his victory in the presidential…
April 14, 2021
Guillermo Lasso defeates Andres Arauz and is elected president of Ecuador
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With more than 97% of the votes officially counted, conservative CREO candidate Guillermo Lasso obtained…
April 11, 2021
Presidential election Ecuador: results of exit polls very close to a technical tie
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Candidate Andres Arauz valued the results offered by two pollsters that pointed to a technical…
April 11, 2021
Ecuadorian government removes health minister four days before elections
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Ecuadorian Minister of Health lasted only 19 days in office – the same 19…
April 8, 2021
Dollarization in Ecuador, a straitjacket that no candidate dares to question
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Ecuador has a love-hate relationship with its currency, the dollar. On the one hand, dollarization…
April 8, 2021
Ecuadorians will go to the polls Sunday amid apathy and distrust
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Presidential candidates Andres Arauz and Guillermo Lasso, in their next-to-last day of campaigning for the…
April 7, 2021
Interpol operations in 13 Latin American countries seized 200,000 weapons, made 4,000 arrests and dismantled drug labs
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Interpol dealt a “major blow” to arms trafficking in Latin America in an operation that…
April 6, 2021