This article details the environmental damage of massive mining
planned by Ecuador under President Rafael Correa that threatens the
Amazon. This paragraph summarizes the criticism of his rule:
“Those
who have organized against Correa’s policies have not fared well. If
they’re lucky, they are merely harassed. More than 200 other non-violent
activists end up in court and face serious jail time. ‘Like a dictator,
everyone in government repeats his pro-development themes and slogans:
Responsible mining, man over nature, Indians versus progress,’ said
Fernanda Solis, a weary-eyed campaign coordinator for the Quito group
Clinica Ambiental. ‘There is no independent judiciary. The three powers
of government are acting with Correa and everyone knows it. Because
Correa represents the left, opposing him opens you up to the charge of
supporting the U.S., or the old right that bankrupted everyone. He’s
betrayed the new constitution and proven himself a neoliberal with
redistributive touches. He’s avoided pacts with the U.S. but has sold
the country to China.’”
Alexander Zaitchik
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