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'Guayakill': Ecuadoran port city torn apart by gangs
'Guayakill': Ecuadoran port city torn apart by gangs
by  AFP

Entire neighborhoods run by gangs, prison bloodbaths and police overwhelmed by criminal firepower: Drug trafficking has transformed the Ecuadoran city of Guayaquil into a den of violence. In a 2019 report, Ecuadoran intelligence said there were at least 26 criminal gangs fighting for control of the lucrative drug market, but officials have since said the number is likely higher.

Key Brazil state provides snapshot of divisive election
Key Brazil state provides snapshot of divisive election
by  AFP

Nikolas Ferreira is a young, ultra-conservative who preaches about politics in churches and on social media. He pushes his views in provocative speeches and videos shared with millions of followers on social media, a magnet for conservative youth.

Battle for religious vote turns Brazil election into holy war
Battle for religious vote turns Brazil election into holy war
by  AFP

Whether piously bowing in prayer, wooing Evangelical pastors or fending off memes linking them to Satanism, Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have turned Brazil's polarizing presidential race into a holy war. Wooing Evangelicals, Lula meanwhile signed a "letter of commitment" to them last week during a campaign event-turned-prayer meeting in Sao Paulo.

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