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Ecuador to vote Nov. 16 on allowing US military presence to fight drug trafficking and crime.
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited Ecuadorian military bases in Manta and Salinas ahead of a November 16 referendum on permitting foreign military presence, amid heightened US-led operations against drug trafficking that have caused at least 67 deaths.
President Daniel Noboa, an ally of former US President Donald Trump, backs the measure to combat rising crime and violence, citing Ecuador’s status as South America’s deadliest country.
If approved, the referendum would allow joint US-Ecuadorian operations focused on technology and equipment sharing, excluding the Galápagos Islands, while Noboa also explores a regional Amazonian police force with Brazil.
Ecuador votará el 16 de noviembre sobre permitir la presencia militar de EE.UU. para combatir el narcotráfico y el crimen.