The bravest woman in Latin America?
Diana Salazar is fighting to halt Ecuador’s slide into chaos
It is not unusual for Diana Salazar, Ecuador’s attorney-general, to be followed by unfriendly compatriots. Her security retinue—a squad of soldiers armed to the teeth and encased in Kevlar—recently spotted a motorbike tailing her car. Its driver was the sister of a drug lord whom Ms Salazar is investigating. She discusses the incident as you might speak of missing the bus. Such irritations are now routine.
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This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Meet the iron lady”
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