ecuador is struggling with rising gang violence and trafficking. president declared a state of emergency and deploy the army but will it be enough? have criminals taken control of politics and was the shooting a message for other politicians? we will discuss this in a moment but first a report from a reporter. >> this is fernando villavicencio speaking out against organized crime in ecuador. moments later, the 59-year-old presidential candidate was shot and killed. [gunshots] widespread outreach followed, along with demands for justice. >> [speaking spanish] translator: the candidates and government must make this a priority. i still cannot believe it. i cannot accept it. >> like many candidates, he promised to fight corruption but unlike his rivals, he publicly accused the government of having links to organized crime. >> we carried out a raid and recovered four pistols, machine gun, four boxes of ammunition, a grenade, and two motorbikes under vehicle were reported stolen. reporter: ecuador, once seen as an oasis of peace in the region, has becom

ecuador was once a peaceful country.e past few years, colombian and mexican drug cartels vying for lucrative routes have taken advantage of the struggling state and corrupt politics and they've gained the upper hand. dressed in white and calling for peace, fernando villavicencio's daughter cast her vote, remembering a dad who was also her best friend. andrea gonzalez nader was the vice—presidential candidate who was running with presidential candidate fernando via—vicencio candidate fernando villavicencio before he was assassinated earlier this month. she told me about her experience of the subsequent election campaign. it was very very hard and i think it's the hardest political campaign we've ever had in ecuador. i don't remember ever having this level of violence. we come up to be the third country in latin america next to mexico and colombia to have a murder of this magnitude. they murdered a presidential candidate of the brink of the presidential debate and after that it all became a nightmare. the electoral council

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amy: that was ecuador's presidential front runner luisa gonzÁlez.o ecuador where we're joined by her running mate, economist and former presidential candidate andrÉs arauz. he served as director of -- you can go to democracynow.org to sarah interviews with correa. thank you for being with us. can you start up a responding to the assassination of villavicencio? >> thank you. good morning. we are extremely concerned about the assassination of fernando villavicencio. it is a direct attack on ecuador 's democracy and cannot remain in impunity. we are extremely -- we suspect there is a direct link between the current government. there is wide enough evidence, ample evidence that shows there have been clear omissions and responsibilities in the security team directed by the national police that was supposed to protect them. there is even evidence of negligence, in this case, and it is extremely worrisome because it is an attack on democracy, an attack on all of us, all ecuadorians. we are precisely in this election, a snap election because of gulliermo la

— this terrible incident being dealt with in ecuador? the campaign will chance, with in ecuador?paign will change. we — with in ecuador? the campaign will change. we do _ with in ecuador? the campaign will change, we do not _ with in ecuador? the campaign will change, we do not know— with in ecuador? the campaign will change, we do not know in - with in ecuador? the campaign will change, we do not know in which i change, we do not know in which direction, but this is really serious. we have had crimes before, we had two crimes, one of a candidate to the congress, another one of the mayor, but this is a candidate to the presidency, who has real possibilities to at least reach the second round of the presidential election. and? is there any sense as to who might have carried this out? the information that we have is we have three suspects, one is already dead, we have a state of emergency decreed by the presidency for 60 days and this serious feeling of insecurity and every candidate of the campaign. we insecurity and every candidate of the campaign-— the campaign. we will return t

no, it's not because i think people in ecuador - ecuador?e i think people in ecuador is - ecuador? no, it's not because i l think people in ecuador is getting used to this kind of political violence. but it's true that this is the most serious crime. we have to remember that we have a mayo killed a few weeks ago, a candidate for the congress killed weeks ago, but it's like people are getting used. this is at, as you say, shocking story. good to talk to you, thank you very much indeed for that. as always, more on that developing story on our website. halifax and first direct are huge mortgage providers. halifax is set to sharply cut rates on some of its fixed mortgage deals. other lenders such as hsbc, nationwide and tsb have cut some rates. victoria, good to talk to you. why is it that halifax are doing this at this point? it’s is it that halifax are doing this at this oint? v ., is it that halifax are doing this at this oint? �*, ., , , this point? it's not 'ust interest rates that this point? it's notjust interest rates that determine _ th

vamos con fÉlix de bedout desde ecuador. fÉlix: gracias.cia que no dio descanso en las Últimas 24 horas a pesar de las medidas de seguridad. ♪ ♪ [mÚsica] reportero: a menos de 24 horas de escoger un presidente, la de hoy era una maÑana normal en ecuador. la vÍspera de elecciones parecÍa en calma, pero un hecho violento rompiÓ la tranquilidad. se le ve al candidato salir escoltado y con una niÑa. dijo en la red x que fue vÍctima de un atentado. la policÍa dice que fue un hecho aislado. >> varios sujetos fuertemente armados ingresan a un local comercial de ropa deportiva y los seguidores periciales hacen uso legÍtimo de sus armas de fuego. reportero: la gente siente que por estos dÍas domina el temor. este serÍa el tercer hecho violento en una semana luego de la muerte del candidato presidencial fernando villavicencio, un hecho que marcÓ el proceso electoral. >> villavicencio era una opciÓn que Íbamos a tener. reportero: y ha hecho que la seguridad, que muchos extraÑan en ecuador. >> parecido a los tiempos en colombia en que fue asÍ. reporter

ecuador. just on that, to what _ people in ecuador. just on that, to what extent - people in ecuadorpeople in ecuador. just on | that, to what extent do you think the murder of fernando villavicencio will change the outcome of this election? his death outcome of this election? ti 3 death changed everything. talking to ecuadorians, yes, this is a country that has seen an uptick in organised crime and violence and the murder rate in the last few years. it was relatively peaceful until organised crime took a hold of this country. when it happened, it really shocked people, that a presidential candidate could be killed doing hisjob. yes, he was outspoken against organised crime and the connection with politics, but evenin connection with politics, but even in a country seeing this rise in crime, it took people back i think. so every candidate after his death has tried to reassure ecuadorians about how they can improve the country going forward. but it's going to be a massive task. first of all, these elections were called early after the current president dissolved the national assembly

. , . ., , ecuador.alled this sna oll ecuador. the president called this snap poll to _ ecuador. the president called this snap poll to try — ecuador. the president called this snap poll to try and _ ecuador. the president called this snap poll to try and avoid - snap poll to try and avoid impeachment, is there any indication, it depends who wins this poll as to what might happen with regards to that process? weill. poll as to what might happen with regards to that process?— regards to that process? well, i mean everybody _ regards to that process? well, i mean everybody is _ regards to that process? well, i mean everybody is looking, - regards to that process? well, i mean everybody is looking, hel regards to that process? well, i i mean everybody is looking, he not standing so the impeachment process has been, has been pulled because of the, because he dissolved the national assembly, so moving on, it would be, you know, exactly what happens with the next president who takes, who takes office. i mean,

is that a surprise to people in ecuador? tia. surprise to people in ecuador?se to people in ecuador? no, it is not- as — surprise to people in ecuador? no, it is not. as seen _ surprise to people in ecuador? ttfr, it is not. as seen people in ecuador getting used to this kind of political violence, getting used to this kind of politicalviolence, but getting used to this kind of political violence, but it is true this is the most serious crime. we have to remember we had a mare killed weeks ago, a candidate for the congress killed weeks ago, but it is like people are getting used. this is, as you say, a shocking story. this is, as you say, a shocking sto . , , , ., this is, as you say, a shocking sto. ,, , story. lets bring you some breaking news now from _ story. lets bring you some breaking news now from the _ story. lets bring you some breaking news now from the world _ story. lets bring you some breaking news now from the world of - news now from the world of entertainment. the emmy awards, which are considered the television equivalent of the oscars for ma

it is, especially for a - country like ecuador. in south america until three or four years ago when you had an increase involvement in the mexican drug cartels in the region. what happened there is rival mexican cartels employed local gangs to do the drug trafficking for them, drug producing in peru and colombia. that led to a turf war that has affected the political scenarios. after the death of mr vincent and jill another candidate was targeted but survived and another politician killed. the olitics and another politician killed. the politics it's _ and another politician killed. the politics it's solved, they clearly is division between the opponents, as you would expect in any election. but the stakes seem extraordinarily high and this election. do we have any indication of potential results? yes. the candidate that is preferred, the candidate representing the left, gonzales is a candidate of the former is expected to win. they already had control of congress until may when the president called for snap elections. he was facing

jorge: en ecuador nadie ganÓ con mÁs del 50% las elecciones presidenciales en ese paÍs, por lo tantoicultades ayer dio una clase magistral de civismo al desarrollar una jornada electoral ejemplar. a la violencia ecuador respondiÓ con democracia, pese a las mÚltiples amenazas, casi 10 millones de personas decidieron votar en una jornada que transcurriÓ sin incidentes, pero que tuvo a cristian zurita el sÍmbolo de lo que fue la campaÑa, rodeado de hombres armados, el candidato con casco, chaleco y manta antibalas cumpliÓ la cita. la candidata del partido revoluciÓn ciudadana del expresidente rafael correa obtuvo la mayor votaciÓn. >> los ecuatorianos tenemos que exigir vivir en las condiciones dignas, no queremos un lazo. freddy: la sorpresa fue daniel novo, que no marcaban mucho en las encuestas, gracias al buen desempeÑo en el debate de televisiÓn hoy tiene la posibilidad de ser presidente de ecuador, hablamos con el candidato sobre cÓmo se imagina la segunda vuelta. >> durÍsima, creo que el corre ismo tratarÁ de polarizar al ecuador, y tratarÁ de volver a su esquema de los ricos con

provides. == that ecuador provides. -- cooling — that ecuador provides. -- cooling demand. - that ecuadorey are small in terms of population, the economic weight but also important for a number of different reasons, firstly the general, these elections occurring on the same day is a real — and the violence and corruption and reaction against the anti—corruption pleas of a few candidates demonstrate really it may be a bellwether for future political change within the region, both good and bad. the that it has. economically, gottemoeller is important because of its ties to the us economy through the central american free trade agreement. it provides a number of low—level manufacturing products. to the united states. —— guatemala. it's also a large export of agricultural goods, as is ecuador, but these economies, like most of the economies, like most of the economies in latin america, are tied to commodities exports which we know are very volatile and have declined over time and so, it is, in some ways, but likely causes of a larger problem latin economies base which is dependence on economi

. >> buenas noches, ecuador estÁ conmocionado por el asesinato del candidato presidencial a las elecciones de agosto e incertidumbre y sobre todo de la decisiÓn del presidente de decretar el estado de decepciÓn por la violencia y vamos con mi firma que viajÓ hasta ecuador para reportarnos esta crisis, adelante. >> te estoy saludando desde las afueras de la funeraria que estÁ ubicado en el norte de quito, este es el lugar donde estÁn siendo velados los restos del candidato villavicencio, se ha permitido la entrada de los amigos mÁs cercanos de la familia y durante el dÍa hemos conocido a travÉs de diferentes vÍdeos como fue que se desarrollÓ este magnicidio, ayer el candidato villavicencio como se registrÓ, estaba en un coliseo atendiendo una reuniÓn polÍtica ya que a 10 dÍas se va a realizar las reuniones presidenciales, se estaba despidiendo de las personas que lo estaba acompaÑando en esa reuniÓn y luego se vio cuando el candidato sale y es escoltado por seguridad en este momento es cuando lo sorprende el pistolero y lo acribillÓ, el candidato resultÓ mal herido y fue llevado de inmediat

era in ecuador.ng recent decades, was an outsider when he won the presidency in 2007, so that he arrived really as the clear outsider of this election. and it was a surprise because nobody was expected, especially after the assassination of fernando villavicencio. it was true that was a game changer, but instead of what everybody thought, people were going to go to the candidate who offer security, addressed security and be tough on crime, they went into a candidate that is also a conservative candidate, a millennial candidate who avoid confrontation at all costs. yes, how do you explain that? because particularly with that assassination of candidate villavicencio, lots of people expected that people's minds would shift to be focused on this security aspects. yeah, i think that was the real surprise. but it seems that the majority of the population sees crime and insecurity the result of economic underdevelopment and also from lack ofjobs and inclusion. the economy has been depressed for the last at

back to the assassination of a candidate in ecuador.aigning, but the election is still going ahead. fernando for cynthia was shot dead. these pictures are a bit upsetting coming up. he wasjust leaving a campaign rally, he was surrounded by security, and then we froze and pause the footage. gunshot this is a gang of apparent drug traffickers calling themselves los lobos, or the wolves. big caution here, because this hasn't been verified. some other groups are contesting that claim. the candidate himself was a critic of corruption. 0ne himself was a critic of corruption. one of the few to allege links between crime and officials in ecuador. the president has said the army will be deployed to ensure elections go ahead as planned on august the 20th. i spoke tojimena blanco, head of americas at the risk analysis company verisk maplecroft. jimena gave us her assessment of why the candidate had been targeted. i think this is a watershed moment for ecuador in terms of we're seeing the confluence of the country's political crisis, which is what

ecuador beyond the situation that it currently finds itself in?— currently finds itself in?lf in? well, it is a long process, _ currently finds itself in? well, it is a long process, first - currently finds itself in? well, it is a long process, first of- currently finds itself in? well, it is a long process, first of all- is a long process, first of all these elections were actually called early after the current president dissolved the national assembly because he was trying to avoid an impeachment vote. so the person voted in in these elections will only be ruling for 18 months so very many people feel what can be done in that time. but these are the first round of election, so, it is looking unlikely that any candidate will win enough, they have to win either 50% of the vote or 40% of the vote with a lead of 10%, so, it doesn't, speaking to people here, they don't expect this to not go through to a second round, that would take place later in october. october. there a lot of doubts over how exactly things can be tackled when it comes to crime, given the drug cartels seem

but beyond that, it is a collective feelings that we want a peaceful ecuador. the vote is set to go ahead on august 20th, but some candidates have suspended their campaign events in the run up to election day. hold on, let's good morning this with a steve on cook. now. he's a freelance john the space in quito. so thanks very much indeed for being with us here and dw news, do we have any car t on who would want vincent c. o did the governments has spoken about various organized crime gags. yes, and the number of instances themselves spoke about right students. and they just, they receive from a car to the find the police have already listed people in the estimates on the estimates and all of them apparently columbia national. but we're, of course, are still in the early stages of the investigation and where things stand with the country now in the state of emergency. if it's within the state of emergency and the 3 days of state morning. so we can see a state of emergency yet again, because the states of emergency, it has been a constant for several years now and

and its recent history. in ecuador and its recent history-— in ecuador and its recent histo . ., , ,and we know seven _ history. undoubtably well and we know seven of _ history. undoubtably well and we know seven of the - history. undoubtably well and we know seven of the eight i we know seven of the eight presidential candidates including mr villavicencio were under police protection, could we see a situation where they could potentially be risks to other candidates? definitely, we see as — other candidates? definitely, we see as you _ other candidates? definitely, we see as you mentioned - other candidates? definitely, l we see as you mentioned they were all under intense security precautions. and one of the things two candidates who have said they are suspending their campaigns steady needs to be a national discussion about what this means and what comes near to make sure to protect political candidates. this really is a huge threat to democracy if it is having a chilling effect to the remaining candidates. cement thing schmidt, _ remaining candidates. cement thing schmidt, washin

there were also 2 motor bikes and a vehicle reported stone of ecuador. one scene as an oasis of peace in the region, has become a key player in lucrative cocaine trafficking routes to europe. and north america is too good evening for the people. this is a political cry which has all the characteristics of terrorism, and we do not doubt that this murder is an attempt to sabotage the electoral process. the president has declared to 60 the state of emergency and deployed the army, as us can be thought, most of us through the media. we ask people to vote because with the support of the armed forces and the police, we guarantee the selection will be safe. but people are worried beyond politics is the fact that this not only affects us as citizens, but also as a country, you know, we're being watched abroad. i mean, unfortunately, this gives the wrong impression to people who want to come here or invest the police say, the suspected gunman died in custody after exchanging fire with security personnel . at least 6 colombians had been arrested boat. investigator

ilia: irma tarazona viajÓ para ecuador y tiene lo Último.uador despuÉs del asesinato de fernando villavicencio, vÍdeos grabados mostraron al polÍtico en los minutos previos despidiÉndose de sus seguidores en un acto de su campaÑa en un coliseo en el norte de quito, despuÉs se observÓ cuando lo escoltaron hasta una camioneta gris, despuÉs se escuchÓ una rÁfaga de disparos, en medio de gritos y desesperaciÓn villavicencio fue trasladado a un hospital gravemente herido, donde muriÓ, al menos nueve personas resultaron heridas en el ataque, entre ellas una candidata asambleÍsta y dos policÍas, segÚn informÓ la fiscalÍa, el pistolero que la malherido despuÉs de un enfrentamiento con el personal de seguridad del candidato, lo trasladaron a un juzgado de quito despuÉs de ser detenido, de allÍ lo llevaron a un centro mÉdico donde una ambulancia de los bomberos certificÓ su muerte, fernando villavicencio dijo recientemente en declaraciones grabadas que no necesitaba chaleco antibalas. >> ¡ustedes son mi chaleco antibalas! vilmala vida de villavicencio

i think the problem is that ecuador i politics as well.ador is| politics as well. i think the i problem is that ecuador is on politics as well. i think the - problem is that ecuador is on the border with peru and colombia and bolivia is nearby and visceral cocaine producing countries and this is an area of the world where lucrative cocaine drug routes are the cartels by those lucrative routes and what is seen here is of the cartels and the likes of mexico and colombia have taken advantage of weak politics and weaker economies since the pandemic, ecuador was recorded and will we have seen is that weakness take advantage of that and lack ofjobs and opportunities in a being strengthened. and fernando cho that the connection between politics and organised crime and he was threatened, a lot of candidates have been threatened on this campaign trail but he was one of the most vocal people to call out there in the connections and sadly, but we saw the result was, where the candidates lost their lives and that is something that people are thinking

our voting is underway in ecuador as general election. it comes just weeks off to a presidential hopeful, was assassinated. more than a 100000 police and soldiers have been deployed to.

ecuador was once a peaceful country.ian and mexican drug cartels vying for lucrative routes have taken advantage of the struggling state and corrupt politics and they've gained the upper hand. dressed in white and calling for peace, fernando villavicencio�*s daughter cast her vote, remembering a dad who was also her best friend. translation: he was beautiful, powerful, kind, a giant, - one of my best friends. we are living in a powerful historic moment here in ecuador. so many people who didn't care about politics are upset, and they are thinking, "if i don't do something for my country, for myself, then nothing will change and the mafia will come and dominate us". for ecuadorians going to vote, security was high on the risk of priorities. i think right now, there's a lot of violence in the country. things are very complicated and after the death of villavicencio, i think we need to unite. leftist candidate luisa gonzales won the most votes, pledging social welfare programmes including education and health. she'll face b

in ecuador, that just a few years in context, this is unprecedented in ecuador, thatjust a few yearsountries in latin america region, and that was before the boom of the production of cocaine, let's remember that ecuador is kind of sandwiched between colombia and peru, which are the biggest producers of cocaine in the world. in recent years, ecuador has become more and more attractive not only for transit but also for distribution of cocaine from south america to europe and to the us and reports claim that big cartels are working in alliance with local gangs in the country. as a result, violence has spread in ecuador and 2022 was one of the most violent in the history of the country. find 2022 was one of the most violent in the history of the country.— the history of the country. and we are seeing — the history of the country. and we are seeing this _ the history of the country. and we are seeing this rise _ the history of the country. and we are seeing this rise in _ the history of the country. and we are seeing this rise in violence, i are seeing this rise in violence, three politic

the focus was on security and peace in ecuador.s what we will see going forward for the next few weeks until mid-october, when the second round is every ecuadorian here worried about safety, peace, and security. it's about how to be able to live them normal life without being affected by ongoing organized crime. all of these things make such a big impact on everyday life here. that's what we will see going forward. a big focus on making life easier for the people in ecuador. katrina: to what extent do you think that murderers want to change the election? >> his death changed everything. yes, it's a country that over the last years has seen an uptick in organized crime, violence, and the murder rate. they had been revved though to vliet peaceful until organized crime took a hold. when it happened it really shocked people that if a presidential candidate could be killed doing his job, yes he was outspoken against organized crime, but even in this country it took people back a bit. every candidate after his death has tried to reassure

en ecuador el en ecuador el candidato p presidencial fernando v villavicencio es asesinado a tiros alun evento de campaÑa en quito en hawÁi mil ds estÁn. hay reportes de heridos >>>devastadores incendios que arrasan en hawÁi, mÁs de dos mil personas estÁn en refugios. los vientos testigo tambiÉn ya a alimentan este fuego que avanzÉ querÍan a tan solo las de la vista de joe biden (nombre extranjero( el fbi mata a tiros al sospechoso que pretendÍan arrestar por haber lanzado amenazas de un potencial magnicidio. >>>caminar no solamente mejora nuestra salud cardiovascular si no reduce las cualidades de contraer trece tipos diferentes de cÁncer y lo mejor es que no hay que caminar mucho para disfrutar de estos beneficios. >>>noticias telemundo: >>loizaga. >>> emento (sonido ambiente( (sonido ambiente( >>>este es el momento que el aspirante presidencial de cincuenta y nueve aÑos fernando villavicencio es asesinado al salir en una escuela en el centro de quito. justo cuando ingresa al vehÍculo custodiado por policÍas, se escuchan las detonaciones que arrancaron la vida y gritos de pÁnico cel

the other one decided to use ecuador as a base for their operations, right? so i, but there has become the main basis in latin america for the expert of cocaine, the us and here of so it's just as grace had them, you just said that you'd send an evolution that exploded the last few years because of the role of the states not spending the public expenditure in the ministry of the interior. the reality that today we have 40 murders a day in that for the at the beginning of 2023. it's 40 murders a day in the culture of 18000000 people. and everybody's responsible. the cartels from mexico to legend america, um the government from colorado to less so current, contemporary governments and defending lovely, lovely seems to have defined the murdered as a crime of state. so it's a little too simplistic to just blame it on the car itself. okay. grace, would it be fair to describe it? quit or as, as a non co state right now? is it on the way to becoming a failed state? a home? no, it's and but the sooner we got on, oh, what am i going to also say? the problem is that no

>> ecuador was once, relatively speaking, one of the safer states.f you look at what happened in 2016 with the priest agreement -- peace agreement in columbia, the groups that already had footing in a good or were able to move into ecuador and do whatever they wanted. some of this was helped by the fact that former president rafael correa took on some policies that were not particularly effective. he got rid of the surveillance of the coast, allowing them more free reign on the coast to operate. he privatized the ports and airports, which made it more difficult for the state to stream goods. -- screen goods. he dismantled the elite investigative unit, which was important, and then his predecessor attacked -- successor attacked and weakened the judicial systems that allowed these groups to operate with impunity. they were deciding what was going to happen and basically calling the shots. brent: how destabilizing to this assassination be on the political process in the country? i understand other candidates have suspended their presidential campaigns a

y tambiÉn ecuador celo bror elecciones luisa gonzÁlez respaldada por el expresidente rafael correa yy atienden a cliente igual que siempre y con la preocupaciÓn misma. >>> especialmente que no se pierda la seguridad, porque estamos en un paÍs tan inseguro y lo que pedimos la seguridad. >>> marÍa votÓ por luisa gonzÁlez del partido revoluciÓn ciudadana que ganÓ con el 33% de los votos. quiere que por la sus promesas, la candidata, ya hizo historia. >>> es la primera vez en la historia del ecuador que una mujer saca tan alto porcentaje en primera vuelta. >>> lu usa gonzÁlez pasÓ la segunda vuelta junto a daniel novoa de la acciÓn democrÁtica nacional dice que los problemas de violencia del ecuador nacieron con el gobierno de rafael correa, del que gonzÁlez fue parte. >>> la seguridad y empleo son los puntos que me voy a enfocar los 18 medios son los importantes y urgentes. >>> irÁn a segunda vuelta no quito, estÁn divididos. >>> algunos quieren que novoa termine con la violencia. >>> la seguridad ecuatoriana, que tiene que ser tomada como se dice acÁ, el toro por los cuernos. >>> jÓven

[000:00:00;00] the of thousands of on forces in ecuador re the present, to transfer a gang lead us links to assassination of a presidential candidate. the con, carry johnson. this is all just a lot, and also coming up more than 1000 people are accounted for in hawaii. deadly wildfires the now killed 80 obviously every time, so you in malware and inquiry is now underway, him to why it was occupational there's one issue before flames and gulf behind a crisis meeting of army chief of west african nations is to spend it as much as to the is remain defined on donald trump joins are the republican candidate. so the iowa states that 2024 us presidential campaign keeps in to get the beginning, according to with thousands of police and soldiers have rated a prison to remove a powerful gang leader. he's accused of threatening presidential candidates of the, of a sense here a week before his assassination. the man known as fi tow has now been transferred to a maximum security prison. he's been serving a 34 year sentence for drug dealing and mad authorities have link tim to the mexican drug traffick

you can get all the post tournament analysis on the ecuador is choosing a new president after a campaignhe candidates. the authorities have deployed more than 100,0000 police and soldiers to protect the vote. our south america correspondent, katy watson, has been giving us the latest from the capital, quito. yes, i was talking to a coloneljust now, who said that they had been deployed to voting centres from wednesday. normally it would only be just over the weekend, but they have had to beef up security. when we entered one of the voting centres, they were checking our bags, checking everybody coming in, so certainly there is that increased presence of police and military personnel here in quito and on the coast in places. certainly that is, there is more security there because those are the areas that have been particularly hard hit because of violence, and increased organised crime over the past few years, so that is something they are taking very seriously in this vote today. polls close in a few hours' time, katy, and then the real hard work begins for whoever is successful as a resu

as a candidate for congress in ecuador is upcoming general election. said she was shots and slightly injured and the same day the presidential candidate for not a v f. as in c, a was gun down. we have a sense is killing is being linked to organized crime and gain violence which are on the rise. that's what america edited is in human reports from echoes capital of key to family, friends and supporters of assessing needed presidential candidates with none to be sent. seal accompanied his 1st to the cemetery, demanding of justice. the people want to see the remains of the only men with guts in this country. there are many, many in ecuador, but the lovely sense here was the only one with the course to come from those criminals, the mafia, the main police forces whom the since you had accused of looking for drug off, he has to not providing security despite the numerous death threats against him rally earlier this month, the former congressman in june, liz said he wouldn't wear a bullet proof vest invalid to hunt down organized crime. come and get me. here

let's get more now for you on ecuador.onth after a candidate was shot dead at an event in the capital, quito. fernando villavicencio was killed in a burst of gunfire as he was getting into a car. let's get more on this with matias zibell garcia from bbc mundo. bring this up to date on

so demanding stronger measures as ecuador prepared, suppressed nap election. next sunday, the saturday winter posts on the capital fetus, with thousands of police who soldiers rated one of the doors most into his presence in the port city of y. a key to detain a door for my cs alias fee to the heater of the country to most powerful drugs indicates the $2.00 nettles is serving a 32 year sentence for murder and was taken to a nearby maximum security prison on the orders of president. he had more or less so i to say they suspect people's involvement and thursdays move to the presidential candidates. a number of the cent seal would recently received death threats from him hours after the raid and from the very same prison, members of the, to a neutral gangs posted this video on social networks warning, the president, not hom, their leader for the well being of ecuador that's what you needed. thousands of people who will die, straining the people and what are we blood because of you bad decisions. but in the capital view center, those widow accused the government o

and making ecuador safe again.e middle, a present race but lately he has been increasing. i think he will be able to move into the second round given this rise in demand for strongman politics. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. bass player declan dean and guitarist owen doherty are hoping this could be the start of something big in competition with thousands of other hopefuls. they've got places at the liverpool institute for the performing arts co, founded by sir paul mccartney. i'd neverforget it, and ifelt like my audition was quite strong. spending quite a lot of time working on it. and i came out of the audition feeling good, but still. feeling good, but still, it felt surprising, a shock. as a bassist, i think i'm going be quite in demand because i don't think you'll get many bassists applying. it's going to be mostly guitarists and singers, i think. against the odds, these two friends who also play in a derby band called the in

we think there is an organization of politics in ecuador, and the international level. i would compare this with the condition of it, but there are in politics in which there are lots of regional geo politics, global geo politics that play in the local context. and if there is, are going to pay a price for years to come. it's a time honored tradition in the us every 4 years. presidential candidates pay a visit to the iowa state fair. all additions control up supports voters get some face time with the candidates. beverly elizondo reports from the state, capital des moines to their animals, and lots of them and plenty of ways to get an adrenalin rush and lots of food and unusual food. want a rattlesnake corn dog here you can get it. welcome to the iowa state fair and american midwest tradition, dating back to 18. 54. the oldest and largest agricultural exposition in america, with about $1000000.00 visitors every year. it's also, i was biggest annual event for presidential candidates. all those people mean one thing. wow. are yeah, potential voters, and that's why every 4

we are nowjust six days away from anticipated election in ecuador and one of the candidates is dead.ut this in context, this is unprecedented in ecuador thatjust a few years ago was one of the safest countries in the latin american region and that was before the boom of the production of cocaine. let's remember that ecuador is kind of sandwiched between colombia and peru, which are the biggest producers of cocaine in the world. in recent years, ecuador has become more and more attractive, not only for transit but also for stock and distribution of cocaine from south america to europe and to the us. reports claim that big cartels are working in alliance with local gangs in the country. as a result, violence hasjust spread in ecuador and 2022 was one of the most violent in the history of the country. and we are seeing this rise in violence. three politicians killed since february this year. will elections go ahead as planned? is there more security being put in place? how is this latest murder going to impact them? well, there's no change on the election date itself. it's going to be h

and then his story referendum in ecuador voters reject drilling for oil in an amazon reserve, one of the world's most diverse bias. here's the hello. thank you for joining us. we begin to thailand where former prime minister tax and should've what has returned after 15 years of self imposed exile. and he's been immediately taken to the supreme court where he faces multiple charges, including abuse of power and corruption. he arrived in the kingdom just as tie a piece. prepare to vote for a new prime minister. tony chang is live at the bank cock international airport. and tony, why now? and what do we make of this timing? well, we knew this was going to happen. we didn't know exactly what the process was going to be. is dose. a tweet is a little while ago, but he is now in the legal process. but when he came out of the terminal here about 2 hours ago, he was essentially a free man. they hadn't put them in the hank house. he was a school sit by the police, but he was free to meet his family, made members of tie his political policy of to which she was back inside. we understand the pol

really were able to move in to ecuador and do whatever they wanted. and some of this was helped by the fact that former president rafael could yeah. i took on some policies that were not particularly effective. he got rid of the surveillance of the code, so that allowed them more free rain on the coast to operate. he privatized the ports in the airport that made it more difficult for the state to screen goods. you dismantled the, we investigated unit that was also really important. and then his successor learn what you know, really attacked in beacon these additional institutions, which then enabled, organized criminal groups to operate essentially with impunity. and the culture and, you know, emerge where organized criminal groups were deciding what was taking place. what was going to happen. they were basically calling the shots, how the stabilizing it, could this assassination be on the political process in the country. i understand that other candidates have suspended their presidential campaigns ahead of the election. well, it's incredibly destab

the world has to know, she added, ecuador is kidnapped by the mafia. romo, cnn, quito, ecuador. >>> kwauguatemala picks their n president. atevalo who has emerged as the front runner, he's faced attempts the disqualify his party which his supporters see as within effort to undermine the vote. the current president has promised the results of the election will be honored. >>> ahead, a battle for third place at the women's world cup will co-host australia win their first bronze medal or will sweden capture their fourth? the latest on the match next. stay with us. you know you are retired right? am i? ya! save 50% on ththe sleep number limited edition smart bed. plusus, free home delivery when you add a base. shopop now only at sleep number. (female announcer) attention! medicare has expanded dexcom coverage -for people with diabetes. -if you have diabetes, getting on dexcom g7 is the single most important thing you can do. it eliminates painful fingersticks, helps lower a1c, and is covered by medicare. before using the dexcom g7, i was really frustrated.

all of these things are added to the woes of ecuador. candidates on the campaign trail, thatis candidates on the campaign trail, that is something they want to change. they also want to change, give more opportunities to ecuadorians, because one candidate i spoke to, explained that if you don't give opportunities to ecuadorians, that is basically giving easyjobs to the cartels, who can pay a great sum of money to be able to get people on their side, and that is something that ecuador is struggling with. trying to get people here opportunities and a dignified life.— people here opportunities and a dinified life. . . . dignified life. fantastic. thank you very much- — a 10—year—old girl who was found dead in surrey in the south east of england was known to the authorities, the county council has confirmed. sara sharif�*s body was found at herfamily home in woking, in the early hours of 10th august. bbc news has been told to police teams in north punjab in pakistan have been looking for her father. surrey county council said it would work t

at first we go to ecuador.ate in this month's presidential election was shot dead outside a campaign event in the capital, quito. six people have been arrested for the murder. one of the gunmen was killed in a shoot—out. this is the moment fernando villavicencio was shot in the head three times as he was leaving a campaign rally, surrounded by security... you can hear the sound of gunshots. gunshots. this gang of drug traffickers — calling themselves "los lobos" or "the wolves" — has said it was behind the assassination. but this is yet to be verified. mr villavicencio was one of the few candidates to allege links between organised crime and government officials in ecuador. president guillermo lasso has said, the army will be deployed to ensure elections go ahead as planned — on august 20th. he has also requested help from us federal agents to investigate the killing. let's talk to carolina loza leon, a freelance reporter based in ecuador who has been covering wednesday's assassination. really good to have you

katy watson for us in ecuador _ few hours. katy watson for us in ecuador covering _ few hours.on, thank you so much. spanish football fans are celebrating their team's victory in the final of the women's world cup in australia. spain's la roja beat england's lionesses1—0 in a closely fought match to win the trophy for the first time. earlier, i spoke to dw sports journalist 0liver moody in sydney. spain coming out on top. this was a very close match. but given spain's tumultuous journey here to the final and just to the top of the women's sporting world, how remarkable is it to see la roja lifting this trophy? yeah, well, when i was sitting in wellington a few weeks ago watching spain get absolutely dismantled byjapan, 4—0 they lost that game, i will admit i was not expecting to be standing here at the end of the tournament talking about spain being the new world champions, and there were lots of reasons to think this outcome shouldn't be possible. they were missing many of the country's best and most experienced football players due to a row between them and the federation ove

gracias por el informe en vivo desde ecuador.de 30 muertos, 11,000 personas evacuadas en las Últimas 24 horas, y los rescates no para. basta con ver la imagen satelital del antes y despuÉs para entender la magnitud del desastre . guillermo gonzÁlez nos muestra el panorama. guillermo: los incendios son devastadores segÚn relatan los propios habitantes de la isla. se puede apreciar desde el aire la magnitud de la tragedia. miles de personas evacuadas. se reportan al menos 36 muertes, pero esa cifra lamentablemente podrÍa aumentar con el paso de las horas. entre los evacuados josÉ antonio y su hija, dos turistas mexicanos. >> estuvimos en una habitaciÓn del hotel resguardÁndonos y nos llegÓ una alerta de tener que evacuar, porque los vientos estaban llevando el fuego a donde estÁbamos. parece que para donde te movÍa se llegaba el fuego. guillermo: ante sus propios ojos de las llamas devoraron todo dejando destrucciÓn total. >> en cuestiÓn de minutos pasaba de un lugar a otro, devoro todo lo que estÁ. guillermo: mucho de los hospital