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      Guillermo Lasso impeachment

      Ecuador's Right-Wing President Dissolves Congress to 'Stave Off Impeachment'

      The head of the Andean nation's largest Indigenous rights group accused President Guillermo Lasso of launching a "cowardly self-coup" and pushing the country toward an "imminent dictatorship."

      Brett Wilkins
      May 17, 2023

      Days before Ecuadorian lawmakers were expected to vote on removing him from office, Guillermo Lasso, Ecuador's deeply unpopular right-wing president, dissolved the country's National Assembly, a move progressive critics called a bid to avoid impeachment.

      For the first time ever, Lasso invoked Article 148 of the Ecuadorian Constitution, which gives presidents the power to dissolve the legislature under certain circumstances, including legislative overreach and a "severe political crisis and domestic unrest."

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      The Death of Neoliberalism in Ecuador

      Like in 2019, these protests will be a test of the determination of the current government for austerity measures and neoliberal policies.

      Joseph Bouchard
      Jun 19, 2022

      On Monday, protests erupted throughout Ecuador. The demonstrations, coordinated by the CONAIE, or Conderation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador, accompanied by student groups and labor unions, resisted a planned hike in fuel prices.

      Without mounting public national, regional, and international pressure, the Lasso government will not be pushed to make any concessions to the Ecuadorian people.

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      'Disaster': Burst Pipeline Sprays Crude Oil Into Ecuadorian Amazon

      "Spills have become a part of our daily life, and we live with the contamination for decades. The oil industry has only brought us death and destruction," said one campaigner.

      Julia Conley
      Jan 30, 2022

      Indigenous environmental defenders in Ecuador on Sunday pointed to a pipeline rupture in the Amazon rainforest as "the exact reason why we oppose oil extraction" as the pipeline operator temporarily halted pumping crude oil.

      A pipeline constructed by OCP Ecuador burst on Friday after a rockslide, according toNBC News. Videos posted on social media by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and Amazon Frontlines showed oil spraying out of the pipeline into the rainforest.

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