Ecuador, under President Daniel Noboa, witnesses a sharp decline in homicides, with approval ratings soaring above 80%. Daily homicides fell from 40 to 12, a 60% drop. Yet, extortions and kidnappings surge, with 138 cases in 2023 and 38 by early 2024, primarily in Guayaquil. Noboa, unexpectedly beating Correísmo, aimed to mirror Nayib Bukele’s anti-crime […]