FILE - Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso, center, and his wife Maria de Lourdes Alcivar, leave the National Electoral Council, in Quito, Ecuador, Feb. 5, 2023. Lasso modified an executive decree on Saturday, April 1, 2023, that regulates the use of weapons, authorizing civilians to have and carry weapons. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, File) FILE PHOTO
