00:00In Ecuador, Daniel Novoa's government deployed 4,000 military and police personnel to the capital, Quito,
00:05amid reports on increased violence in the city.
00:08The deployment includes 2,000 military and 2,000 police together,
00:11with 100 vehicles and 20 drones to reinforce security operations across the capital.
00:17At the same time, Ecuador's head of state announced intensified controls in avenues and roads
00:22entering the city as well as in the city center.
00:24This comes after continued reports of violent crimes, including the finding of a decapitated body hanging from a bridge a
00:32few days ago.
00:33Ecuador, considered one of the most violent countries in Latin America,
00:38has been under a state of internal armed conflict declared by President Daniel Novoa in 2024,
00:44while critics argue that Novoa's anti-crime policies have done nothing but erode the nation's democratic institutions.
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