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Surging Guayaquil violence highlights security ahead of Ecuador presidential vote

Violence is rising sharply in Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city, as criminal groups brawl to control transport of drugs despite increased seizures, security forces and residents say, highlighting broader public fears about spiraling crime ahead of presidential elections next month. The murders, gun battles and even cases of dismemberment in the port city of 2.8 million have hit the economy and created a climate of fear for inhabitants, echoing worsening crime rates seen in several Latin American countries in the years since the coronavirus pandemic. Guayaquil registered 1,390 violent deaths in the first half of the year, nearly as many as it tallied in all of 2022 and close to half of the 3,500 cases registered nationally, according to police figures. ....

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Surging Guayaquil violence highlights security before Ecuador presidential vote

Murders, gun battles and even cases of dismemberment in the port city of 2.8 million have hit the economy and created a climate of fear ....

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