The findings risk complicating the president’s tough-on-crime narrative at a moment when his government is seeking stronger ...

Sentencing caps yearlong investigation into abuse, disappearance of four children in Guayaquil amid crime crackdown.

Chilean President-elect José Antonio Kast is departing on Monday for Ecuador amid escalating security concerns.

Guayaquil has become a hotspot for gang violence linked to drug trafficking and several soccer players in Ecuador have been ...

The country’s security situation has worsened this year, fueled by gang activity, corruption, and systemic weaknesses.

After nearly two decades of relative stability, the advance of organized crime has reshaped security across a good portion of ...

Long sentences in case of Afro-Ecuadorian ‘Guayaquil Four’ focuses attention on president’s crackdown on crime ...

Eleven of 17 soldiers were sentenced to more than 34 years in prison over the forced disappearance of four boys.

Organized crime and illicit economies emerged in 2025 as major drivers worsening deforestation across the Amazon region in ...

Security has become a top concern for voters across the region who are calling for iron-fisted measures. In Chile, the issue ...

The deaths occurred Sunday at a prison in the coastal city of Machala, Ecuador, after "the detonation of an explosive device" outside, officials said.

Reports from Ecuador say that Mario Pineida was shot on Wednesday by two people on motorbikes, who opened fire on him, his ...