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Security & Strategic Review - August 2025
ECUADOR: Security forces boosted by sweeping new laws
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has made several assertive moves on security policy since being sworn in for a second term in late May. In early June the national assembly approved two sweeping government bills which overhauled the intelligence service, made security personnel less vulnerable to prosecution for using lethal force, and enabled longer prison sentences for minors. Human rights groups accused the Noboa administration of sliding into authoritarianism as it confronts the threat posed by organised crime. The government, however, insists that its efforts are paying off – particularly in light of the 25 June arrest of the country’s most-wanted fugitive, José Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias ‘Fito’.
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