Ecuador Judicial Council Assigns Corruption Cases to Specialized Courts

Ecuador's Judicial Council issued resolutions 202-2026 and 203-2026, specifying subject-matter competence for penal and specialized judicial dependencies in the trial of corruption and organized crime cases, with headquarters in Iñaquito and Mariscal Sucre parishes and the Provincial Court of Justice of Pichincha. This is an administrative measure to streamline case handling, likely aimed at improving judicial efficiency in high-profile cases. The impact is limited to domestic legal proceedings.