Ecuador Arrests the Mayor of Its Second-Largest City in a Pre-Dawn Raid

2026-02-10 - 14:55

Key Points — Aquiles Álvarez, the mayor of Guayaquil, was arrested before dawn on Tuesday along with his two brothers and eight others in a sweeping operation prosecutors have named “Caso Goleada,” investigating alleged organized crime, money laundering, and tax fraud. — The arrest comes months after Álvarez publicly accused President Daniel Noboa of political