Support from the CLACSO Working Group on Geopolitics, Regional Integration and the World System for economist Andrés Arauz
The Working Group on Geopolitics, Regional Integration and the World System of the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO) expresses its strongest rejection of the political and judicial persecution undertaken by the government of Daniel Noboa against Andrés Arauz, co-coordinator and active member of our Working Group and a prominent intellectual and political figure in Latin American critical thought.
The recent accusations against him, linked to the so-called "Ligados case," constitute a clear act of retaliation for his ongoing work denouncing the serious illegalities, abuses, and unconstitutional acts committed by the current Ecuadorian government. Far from being a legitimate pursuit of justice, this offensive is part of a strategy of political persecution through the judicial and media channels (lawfare) aimed at silencing and criminalizing those who defend democracy, national sovereignty, and the rights of the people.
Andrés Arauz has made fundamental contributions to regional and international debates on integration, alternative financial architecture, and the defense of natural resources. His commitment to the transformation of Latin America and the Caribbean, from a sovereign, solidarity-based, and democratic perspective, has been widely recognized by academic communities, social and political movements, and multilateral organizations.
From the Working Group we are part of at CLACSO, we express our full solidarity with Andrés Arauz and demand an immediate end to the judicial and media persecution against him. We call on the international academic community, human rights organizations, and democratic institutions to remain vigilant against this attempt at political intimidation, which threatens not only one individual, but the entire struggle for democracy in Latin America.
May 20th 2025
CLACSO Working Group
Geopolitics, regional integration and the world system
Adhesions
Ana Esther Ceceña, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Andrés Chiriboga, National Autonomous University of Mexico and Sciences Po Paris
Consuelo Ahumada, Externado University of Colombia
Cristian Lorenzo, National University of Tierra del Fuego
Daniel Rubens Cenci, UNIJUI
Efraín León. National Autonomous University of Mexico
Beatriz Bissio, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)
Estevão Musa (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)
Fernando Estenssoro, University of Santiago, Chile
Jaime Estay, Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla
Juan Agulló, Federal University of Latin American Integration
Juan Pablo Vásquez Bustamante (Alberto Hurtado University)
Juan Ramon Quintana, Former Minister of the Presidency of Bolivia
Loreta Tellería, Jaina Study Community
Maribel Aponte García, University of Puerto Rico
Monica Bruckmann, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Rebeca Peralta, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Rosa Elis Teles Galletta, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Sacha Sergio Llorenti, Former Executive Secretary of ALBA-TCP
Sebastián Schulz, National University of La Plata
Sérgio Sant'Anna, Candido Mendes University and Brazilian Lawyers Institute
Silvina Romano, University of Buenos Aires
Tamara Lajtman, University of Santiago, Chile
Tatiana de Souza Leite Garcia, University of São Paulo
This statement expresses the position of the aforementioned Working Group and not necessarily that of the centers and institutions that make up the CLACSO international network, its Steering Committee or its Executive Secretariat.
