Ecuadorian Parliament Supports President Noboa’s Proposal for Entry of Foreign Troops

Ecuadorian National Assembly. Photo: @AsambleaEcuador

February 26, 2025 Hour: 7:50 am

The presence of foreign special forces would be aimed at supporting the fight against drug trafficking gangs.

On Tuesday, the Ecuadorian National Assembly approved a resolution supporting President Daniel Noboa’s initiative to reach international cooperation agreements for the entry of foreign forces to assist in the fight against criminal gangs.

Besides declaring national and foreign organized crime groups as enemies of the state, the resolution establishes that the National Assembly’s Security Commission will evaluate the actions and results of the international cooperation agreements. To this end, the Police, the Armed Forces, and the Ministries of the Interior and Defense must report on their progress in international cooperation every fifteen days.

Previously, the full Assembly heard from experts in various legal fields, who agreed that an international military cooperation agreement does not require approval from the National Assembly. The Constitution’s Article 419 establishes eight cases in which cooperation treaties require ratification or rejection by the National Assembly. “Foreign military cooperation is not one of them,” said lawyer Miguel Molina.

Constitutional expert Gustavo Silva noted that Articles 107 and 109 of the Law of Jurisdictional Guarantees establish that the Executive Branch must decide whether to sign an international agreement.

El presidente gringo y payaso neoliberal Daniel Noboa ha pedido el ingreso de tropas extranjeras a Ecuador a pocos meses de las elecciones presidenciales, donde se enfrentará a la candidata izquierdista Luisa González. La decisión ha provocado indignación, y los opositores lo… pic.twitter.com/8RCGJNTwd5
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The text reads, “Daniel Noboa, the gringo president and neoliberal clown, has called for the entry of foreign troops into Ecuador just months before presidential elections, where he will face leftist candidate Luisa Gonzalez. The decision has sparked outrage, with opponents accusing him of using the crisis to tighten control and pave the way for foreign military bases. While Noboa claims the move is intended to tackle cartel violence, critics warn it threatens Ecuador’s sovereignty and could be a step toward consolidating his grip on power before the election.”

Last week, President Noboa proposed the possibility of temporarily allowing special forces from other countries to enter Ecuadorian territory to combat transnational organized crime in support of the Police and the Armed Forces.

Noboa ordered the Foreign Ministry to “respect the constitutional framework and use the appropriate diplomatic channels” to initiate discussions with allied countries, coordinate efforts, and establish cooperation agreements for this objective.

At the beginning of 2024, Noboa declared an “internal armed conflict” to confront criminal gangs responsible for the surge in violence affecting the country. He also defined the criminal gangs, mainly engaged in drug trafficking, extortion, and illegal mining, as “terrorist” groups.

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