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Ecuador will sell animal feed to Colombia because of landslide

A collapse in southwestern Colombia caused the destruction of a section of the Pan-American highway on January 9, 2023, leaving the southeast of that country isolated. Ecuador will export balanced foods for domestic and farm animals to Colombia, as a consequence of the collapse...
Posted On 27 Jan 2023
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Alexis Mera gets pre-release after three and a half years in prison

Alexis Mera, former legal secretary of Rafael Correa, was sentenced to eight years in prison for the Sobornos Case 2012-2016, in 2020. The decision was made by Galo Rodríguez, Ambato Penitentiary Guarantees Judge (Tungurahua), on the morning of January 27, 2023. Alexis Mera will...
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Jorge Glas Unification of Sentences Granted

Judge Melissa Muñoz accepted Jorge Glas‘ request for unification of sentences. The former vice president will no longer have to complete his six-year prison sentence for illicit association, in the Odebrecht case, but will only have to serve the eight-year sentence for...
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Ecuador declares illegal mining a threat to state security

The State Public Security Council (Cosepe) resolved to declare illegal mining a threat to state security. The announcement was made by the Secretary of Security, Diego Ordóñez, at a press conference held in Carondelet, after a meeting of the Council of Public Security and State...
Posted On 27 Jan 2023
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