AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEcuador’s Death Canal: In Guayaquil, police have recovered over 100 bodies since 2023 from the 45-kilometer waterway used for irrigation but now filled by gang violence, with families forced to search there first and the area lacking lighting and cameras. Venezuela quake response: After June 24 earthquakes killed more than 3,500, Israel sent a specialized engineering team to map damaged buildings and guide rebuilding, while air cargo operations keep moving aid into the country. U.S.-Ecuador forced-labor tariffs: Ecuador joined Mexico and others at a U.S. hearing pushing back on proposed Section 301 tariffs tied to forced labor claims, arguing their laws and enforcement already address the issue. World Cup politics spillover: FIFA lifted U.S. striker Folarin Balogun’s red-card suspension after a Trump call to Infantino, triggering backlash from UEFA and Belgium over the tournament’s integrity. Quito angle on militarism: A Quito-based labor organizer and journalist warns Ecuador’s Noboa-era crackdown is being used to justify deeper foreign military involvement.
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