Wearing a bulletproof vest and helmet, Veronica Sarauz, widow of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, is escorted out of the Ibis hotel after a press conference in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. Sarauz said she holds the state responsible for her the assassination of her husband who was fatally shot at a political rally on Aug. 9 in Quito. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)