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Ecuador orders pre-trial detention for ex-presidential candidate Luisa González
A judge on Friday, 23 October, ordered pre-trial detention for Luisa González and two others in a money-laundering probe tied to her 2023 campaign financing, while a fourth accused was freed under restrictions.
- Oct 18
Priest in Ecuador dies after crucifix falls on him during livestreamed Mass
A priest in Guayaquil, Ecuador, died after a wooden crucifix came loose from the wall behind the altar and struck his head during a Mass streamed live. The accident happened on Saturday, 17 October, and the Archdiocese of Guayaquil confirmed the death that night.
- Oct 1
El Niño warming disrupts Pacific fisheries and exposes 25.8 million Latin American children to crisis
Ocean warming of up to 6°C has emptied fishing nets from Ecuador to Guatemala, while regional droughts and floods leave nearly 26 million children at risk as El Niño intensifies.
- Sep 11
Ecuadorian court sentences former president Abdala Bucaram to nine years for pandemic corruption
An Ecuadorian court handed former President Abdala Bucaram and his son nine-year prison terms on Wednesday for running an organized network that illegally sold 21,000 COVID-19 tests in 2020.
