Fernando Villavicencio died after an attack by hitmen in Quito, Ecuador
The presidential candidate was fearlessly facing drug traffickers and their links with the many, too many Latin American countries closely linked to these criminals
He was one of the founders of the Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement in 1995. He joined Petroecuador in 1996, first as a social communicator and then as a trade unionist until 1999, when the government of Jamil Mahuad fired him. Later he worked in investigative journalism. His publications on the Arroz Verde case, or the corruption that included bribes to finance the extinct Alianza País party of former president Rafael Correa, were fundamental for the opening of the judicial investigation, which ended with the conviction of some leaders, including former president Rafael Correa, his vice president, and other officials.