The new mining law contradicts what the Ecuadorian people expressed in recent referendums, but the government decided to push ahead with radical mining exploitation and energy privatization anyway. The decision sparked protests in Quito.

As part of his Latin America tour, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Ecuador. Results of the meeting appear to include the declaration of terrorist groups, intention to install military bases, and Quito’s further alignment with Washington.

The measure is part of an increasingly intimate rapprochement between Washington and Quito.

In the debate that lasted almost four hours, the 16 candidates had to present their best offers. In this article, we present the candidates’ general proposals and some impressions from last Sunday’s discussion.

The decision is part of a process that seeks the reestablishment of US military bases in Ecuadorian territory. Several voices have severely criticized the decision as a violation of Ecuador’s sovereignty.

In this episode, we take a look into the anti-US military base protests in Ecuador, police repression on South African shack-dwellers’ movement and Palestinian campaign against PUMA for Israeli sponsorship.

Ecuadorian president Lenín Moreno has tried to settle the controversy and denied the possibility of a foreign military base in the country