Archive · 8 Jun 2025
Ecuador Assembly Passes Gang-Fighting Reforms Backed by Noboa
Ecuador's government is fighting back against bad guys who cause trouble.
The National Assembly made a new law to help President Noboa.
This law gives him more power and money to stop the gangs.
The law also lets the government take things away from the bad guys faster.
Anyone in a gang could go to jail for up to 30 years.
The new law makes stealing fuel, which helps the gangs, more serious.
Police and military will be able to do their jobs easier under this new law.
It's all part of making Ecuador a safer place.
Ecuador's National Assembly approved reforms to give the government more legal powers to combat armed groups.
President Daniel Noboa declared an "internal armed conflict" in January 2024 against criminal gangs.
The reforms give President Noboa more freedom to redirect resources toward crime-fighting measures.
Penalties for fuel theft and gang involvement have increased.
Assets linked to criminal groups can be seized more readily.
- Who
- Ecuador’s National Assembly
- What
- Approved reforms to combat armed groups and drug trafficking, backed by President Daniel Noboa.
- When
- Saturday
- Where
- Ecuador
- Why
- To give the government more legal power to fight armed groups and drug-trafficking networks.
- President
- Daniel Noboa
- Assembly Vote
- 84-46
- Bill Purpose
- To combat armed groups and drug trafficking
- Sentence for Gang Affiliation
- Up to 30 years
- Fuel Theft Penalty
- Up to 30 years