Political Assassinations and Rising Violence in Ecuador: The Murder of Pedro Briones and Fernando Villavicencio

2023-08-14 22:30:00

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Caracas.- He leader of the political party Revolución Ciudadana and leader of Correísmo in Ecuador, Pedro Brioneswas shot to death on Monday, August 14.

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The denunciation of the murder was made on social networks by the director of the Citizen Revolution in Esmeraldas, Janeth Bustos, five days following the death of the presidential candidate of the Construye movement, Fernando Villavicencioshot by suspected Colombian hitmen at the exit of a rally in Quito.

“A murderous bullet ended his life”said the former governor of Esmeraldas Paola Cabezas, who recalled that the wave of insecurity and violence in which Ecuador is plunged has claimed the lives of several politicians in recent months, including several from Revolución Ciudadana.

«They murdered another of our colleagues in Esmeraldas. Stop!”former President Rafael Correa also wrote on social networks.

Before Villavicencio, other politicians and candidates had also been assassinated in a similar way, in the cases of the mayor of Manta, Agustín Intriago, and the candidate for assembly for Esmeraldas, Ryder Sánchez, of the Actuemos alliance, led by former vice president Otto Sonnenholzner, both occurred in July.

This series of murders is part of the rise of violence in Ecuador. 2022 ended with 25.32 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, the highest figure in its history.

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