Weekly Report - 14 December 2017 (WR-17-49)

Tension within Ecuador’s ruling Alianza País (AP) could lead to a definitive rift in the coming days. Jorge Glas was sentenced on 13 December to six years in prison for taking bribes from the Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht. Glas had been stripped of his functions as vice-president by President Lenín Moreno after being placed under preventive detention in October in relation to the Odebrecht case, but he is refusing to relinquish the title. Former president Rafael Correa (2007-2017) jumped to the defence of Glas, who had also served as his vice president and was a staunch loyalist. His conviction will have political ramifications. If, as a result, the Correísta faction of the AP breaks away it would leave Moreno without a majority in the national assembly.

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