"There is an anti-Correa sentiment that is visceral."

As a result of the Ecuadorian government's violation of international law, on April 10 Stalin Herrera, researcher at the Institute of Ecuadorian Studies and member of the CLACSO Steering Committee, spoke with CLACSO.tv.

The Ecuadorian researcher identifies an attempt in the media to justify the actions of his country's government through two lines of argument: “On the one hand, justifying it because [President Daniel Noboa] is young, because he is inexperienced, because he is an idiot. And on the other hand, justifying the government's actions regarding the possible escape of Jorge Glass, who is a representative of Correa's regime.”

Herrera, in turn, believes that “there is a visceral, popular anti-Correa sentiment, rooted in people's common sense. These people see this and applaud, thinking that by imprisoning Glass they solve these problems and deal a blow to Correa's regime.” But he emphasizes that this is not the majority opinion on the matter: “There is a perceived majority response in favor of Mexico and enormous criticism of the government. Above all, because with this, the government is dropping the mask and revealing a complex, violent, and dangerous agenda. They are trying to activate a nationalism that is not like Mexico's, that doesn't function the same way in Ecuador, and this is experienced as an affront, as a disgrace. As a bad government, to say the least.”

Interviewed by Gustavo Lema.