00:00The headline approach implemented by Ecuador's President Daniel Novoa has not worked.
00:05A figure he himself revealed proves the expert analysts and human rights activists write
00:10that warn him from the start that his approach will fail.
00:13There are currently more than 80,000 members in organized crime groups.
00:17The head of state Simha himself revealed this figure recently
00:21during his appearance on a national radio program.
00:24Official records indicate that in 2024 there were 50,000 members of these criminal organizations.
00:31Today, following the implementation of all the Novoa administration's plan,
00:36the number has reached 80,000, which means that since the President declared a state of armed conflict,
00:4115,000 people have joined organized crime each year.
00:45The figure is so alarming that even experts who have opposed the government's program
00:50suspect it may be manipulated by data intended to provide arguments
00:54justifying a military escalation in the name of public safety.
00:58What is certain is that the homicide rate in the country since President Novoa signed the decree
01:02has never declined, despite the millions in resources managed by the executive branch.
