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Oct 23, 2026

Ecuador judge orders pre-trial detention of leftist presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez

A judge in Ecuador ordered pre-trial detention for former left-wing presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez following her arrest on money laundering charges. Gonzalez, who lost to President Daniel Noboa in 2023, has called the arrest political persecution.

Oct 23, 2026·3 sources

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▪Luisa González and former Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa denied the money laundering accusations, characterizing the investigation and arrest as absurd political persecution.
▪Guayaquil Mayor Aquiles Alvarez of the Citizens' Revolution party was convicted of illegally selling subsidized fuel.
▪An Ecuadorean judge ordered pre-trial detention on October 23, 2026 for leftist former presidential candidate Luisa González and two others during a money laundering hearing.

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Political imprisonment World affairs Latin America

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