The presidentofEcuador, Rafael Correa, has announced that he is authorising oil exploration in a pristine part of the Amazon rainforest.
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The current presidentofEcuador, the leftist Rafael Correa, recently set up a truth commission to investigate torture and disappearances under past governments.
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The move comes as the PresidentofEcuador tells the BBC that the situation could go on "for months and years".