Topic: Ecuador

Topic

Thus was the 'escape route' of Flávio Bolsonaro from Brazil to the United States

After leaving Brazil in the midst of the controversy over the judicial investigations he faces, Flávio Bolsonaro took a tour that took him first to Argentina, then to Ecuador and finally to the United States. During the morning of Wednesday, the private plane in which he was travelling made a technical scale in Guayaquil to refute fuel before continuing his journey to Miami, where he arrived with his family. Hours after his arrival on American territory, Bolsonaro was proclaimed "leader of Brazil."

29 Oct 2026, 04:34 UTC

World

How did Flávio Bolsonaro end up in Miami?

BBC Verify has pieced together defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro's journey through Brazil, Argentina and Ecuador to reach Miami.

28 Oct 2026, 19:50 UTC

Politics

Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro flies on from Ecuador to unknown destination despite travel ban

A plane carrying Brazil's defeated presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro stopped briefly in Ecuador on Wednesday before flying on to an unknown destination. The US State department said it would welcome Bolsonaro after his defeat to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and amid legal troubles.

28 Oct 2026, 12:51 UTC

Politics

Brazil: Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Argentina for alleged US asylum after defeat

Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil's runoff election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, boarded a flight to Ecuador after arriving in Argentina on Tuesday night, October 27. He is expected to land in Miami, as the US State Department said it would issue visas to him and his family. France 24's correspondent in Rio de Janeiro Tim Vickery reports the latest.

28 Oct 2026, 12:51 UTC

Politics

Flavio Bolsonaro on way to Ecuador from Argentina after fleeing Brazil

Defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro was on his way to Ecuador after fleeing Brazil, Argentina's government said on Wednesday, October 28. The 45-year-old senator and his family were granted United States visas the day before by the Trump administration. France 24's correspondent in Washington Fraser Jackson reports the latest.

28 Oct 2026, 10:49 UTC

World

The Bolsonaro escape: from Brazil to Argentina to travel to the United States after making a stop in Ecuador

The Argentine authorities confirm the itinerary of the former ultra Brazilian candidate, who has left his country to avoid a money-laundering investigation

28 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC

World

Heavy rains trigger massive flooding in Ecuador’s largest city

Parts of Ecuador’s largest city are underwater after severe rains battered the coast.

27 Oct 2026, 10:11 UTC

Entertainment

Ecuadorian Queer Drama ‘Princess’ Swooped On by MMM Film Sales Ahead of Tallinn

Paris-based MMM Film Sales has acquired international rights to Ecuadorian filmmaker Christian Rojas’ debut feature “Princess” (“Ñusta”) ahead of its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF). “Princess,” which screens in the fest’s First Feature Competition, follows Kallpa, a 12-year-old Indigenous girl from the Andes as she prepares for her community’s festivities, […]

26 Oct 2026, 13:01 UTC

Politics

Ecuador judge orders pre-trial detention of leftist presidential candidate

Luisa Gonzalez, who lost to right-wing president Daniel Noboa in 2023, has called the arrest political persecution.

23 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC

Politics

Ecuador opposition leader Luisa Gonzalez arrested in campaign finance probe

Gonzalez’s Citizen Revolution Movement has denounced the arrest as politically motivated, calling for her release.

22 Oct 2026, 22:43 UTC

World

Why did the Expreso newspaper stop circulating on paper in Ecuador after 53 years?

The Ecuadorian newspaper 'Expreso' ended its printed edition after 53 years of uninterrupted circulation and will continue only in digital format. The media ensures that the decision responds to pressure on its advertisers, investigations and judicial proceedings and to the intervention of its publishing company, in the midst of its allegations of "persecution" and "state harassment."

11 Oct 2026, 23:31 UTC

World

The press is off in the Ecuador of Noboa

The newspaper Guayaquileño 'Expreso' stops circulating on paper after 53 years, after months of state harassment which, according to its directors, has compromised the economic survival of the newspaper

10 Oct 2026, 20:05 UTC

World

How Ecuador is fighting to keep industrial trans fats off the food shelf

As health advocates push for tighter controls, Ecuador confronts the gap between regulating trans fats and enforcing those rules.

10 Oct 2026, 04:29 UTC

Politics

Ecuador: 'Diario Expreso' closes printed edition after months of alleged harassment of the Government

The 'Diario Expreso' stops circulating in its printed edition after denouncing alleged harassment by the Government of Daniel Noboa to the companies that they were in the middle for months. The company estimates that in the last year it lost about 70% of its commercial pattern. Our correspondent Carolina Mella extended the information.

10 Oct 2026, 02:47 UTC

World

Panama earthquake: Tsunami warnings issued after magnitude 7.7 quake

Countries including Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Chile have received warnings after the quake.

9 Oct 2026, 20:06 UTC

World

Recruitment of minors by video games: reports of Ecuador and Colombia

Organized crime reaches the educational centres of Ecuador and Colombia. Press research reveals how students are recruited by local gangs.'Lupa Media 'and' GK 'in Ecuador reveal that 24% of identified cases occurred by a classmate. The Colombian media' Mutante 'mentions that recruiters are even on online video games.

8 Oct 2026, 21:18 UTC

World

Detained in Ecuador the traffickers of the large cocaine stash that precipitated the case of the narco-police with millions of euros paired

Among the 21 arrested is one of Pipo's financiers, the leader of the Los Lobos criminal band

8 Oct 2026, 19:17 UTC

World

Ecuador: Judge declares 32 boat fishermen attacked by the U.S. innocent. United States in the Pacific

One judge declared 32 crew fishermen from two of the United States-attacked boats in the Pacific Ocean innocent, who had previously been prosecuted by the prosecution for alleged illegal association with criminal groups. Our correspondent Carolina Mella extended information about the fishermen 'statements.

8 Oct 2026, 04:02 UTC

World

United States transfers spies drones from Africa to Colombia and Ecuador to fight drug trafficking

Washington replaces an undetermined number of MQ-9 Reapers, according to 'The New York Times'

7 Oct 2026, 05:42 UTC

World

Migration after the border: the challenges of building a life away from home

In the midst of a global debate marked by border crises and polarized speeches, four Ecuadorians in Argentina, China, the United States and Costa Rica are struggling to find a place in the host society.

29 Sept 2026, 08:37 UTC