Politicians and analysts criticize 'neoliberal policies in public security' to combat violence in Ecuador.
Internet users recalled the privatizations in the prisons of the South American country.
247 Politicians and scholars have reacted to the violence in Ecuador, where President Daniel Noboa has decreed... "state of war" against drug trafficking. Federal deputy Jandira Feghali (PCdoB-RJ) commented on crime in the South American country.
"Privatization makes things worse! Ecuador has more than 125 armed men in private security, double its police force. The violence now exploding in the country is a direct consequence of this privatization of public security, points out Professor Leonardo Trevisan, an expert in international relations. Neoliberal greed is encroaching on essential services and jeopardizing democratic stability itself. The 'market' cannot take on the role of the State! In Brazil or any country in the world, profiting from the security of the population is immoral," wrote the parliamentarian.
According to state representative Leonel Radde (PT-RS), "Ecuador is the most dramatic example of the neoliberal experience of privatizing public services." "The police have been replaced by private security, and now factions have taken over the country, which is run by a local right-wing magnate. This is the same project implemented by Eduardo Leite in Rio Grande do Sul, where dismissals from the Civil Police have increased by 300% and the prison system is being privatized."
Historian Jones Manoel also commented. "Graph of homicides in Ecuador from 1982 to the present day. Note that from 2018 onwards, the number of homicides begins to skyrocket. The reason? The neoliberal devastation in the country, which violently deepens dependency and all the characteristics of dependent capitalism," he analyzed.
Social scientist Leonardo Rossatto criticized the attempt to blame the Ecuadorian left for crime. "These guys make Twitter threads even bringing up the Albanian mafia to say that the blame for what's happening in Ecuador lies with the left, and their house of cards collapses with a simple statement from the President of Ecuador saying that dollarization makes life easier for drug traffickers."