FILE PHOTO: Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa attends a youth employment event, in El Quinche, Ecuador April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Karen Toro/File Photo
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa looks set to win a referendum on Sunday that asks voters to support new security measures to fight rising violence, although recent power cuts could pose a threat to the 'yes' vote.
Cocaine-smuggling gangs have expanded into every corner of Latin America over the last decade, turning once-tranquil nations like Ecuador into cartel badlands, security officials and diplomats say.
