# Ecuador opposition leader Luisa Gonzalez arrested in campaign finance probe

https://mins.news/en/item/111867

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-22 22:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/ecuador-opposition-leader-luisa-gonzalez-arrested-in-campaign-finance-probe?traffic_source=rss

> Ecuadorian opposition leader Luisa Gonzalez was arrested in an investigation into alleged irregularities in financing her 2023 presidential campaign. Prosecutors are examining about $500,000 channelled for campaign advertising. Gonzalez and her Citizen Revolution Movement denounced the arrest as political persecution and called for her release.

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