President Daniel Noboa has declared a state of internal war. Tens of thousands of soldiers and police are on the streets and in prisons to regain control of the country.
The seizure of power is forceful, sometimes to the detriment of human rights. Only the families of the prisoners protest against the "iron fist" policy. The president's popularity rating is 80%, because people appreciate the fact that the police and the military have removed truckloads of firearms, knives, drugs, televisions, computers, mobile phones.