Marcelo Rochabrun

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    Peru’s president undaunted by 9% approval rating, but she still refuses to explain $15,000 Rolex

    By Marcelo Rochabrun and Bloomberg
  • Lorena Villavicencio (L), sister of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio -who was assassinated on the eve- is comforted by her husband Salomon Osorio, as they wait to be handed his body outside the Forensic Medicine building in Quito on August 10, 2023. Villavicencio, the second most popular candidate in the presidential race according to recent opinion polls, was shot dead while leaving a rally in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, prompting President Guillermo Lasso to declare a state of emergency and blame the assassination on organized crime. Villavicencio, a 59-year-old anti-corruption crusader who had complained of receiving threats, was murdered as he was leaving a stadium in Quito after holding a campaign rally, officials said. (Photo by Galo PAGUAY / AFP) (Photo by GALO PAGUAY/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    ‘Unprecedented escalation of lethal violence’: Ecuador’s murder rate has quadrupled since 2018

    By Marcelo Rochabrun and Bloomberg