Ecuador is going through a difficult political and security situation in the final stretch toward the 2025 general elections.
The insecurity landscape remains one of the country's biggest challenges, with a growing number of violent deaths, especially within prisons. The recent murder of María Daniela Icaza, director of the Litoral Penitentiary, highlights the severity of the prison crisis, a situation exacerbated by years of neglect in the prison system during Correa's administration.
Violence within prisons has led President Noboa to declare a state of emergency and to militarize the facilities, seeking to curb the criminal escalation. This context of insecurity has heightened citizens' concerns, who fear that a return to power of forces linked to Correa's administration could perpetuate these problems.
