{"id":3088,"date":"2025-12-18T08:07:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glennspecht.com\/wp\/?p=3088"},"modified":"2025-12-20T09:22:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T14:22:32","slug":"explainer-ecuadors-triple-a-case-ongoing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glennspecht.com\/wp\/explainer-ecuadors-triple-a-case-ongoing\/","title":{"rendered":"Explainer: Ecuador\u2019s \u201cTriple A\u201d case (ongoing)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explainer: Ecuador\u2019s <strong>\u201cTriple A\u201d case<\/strong> (ongoing) <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, a quick clarification because the name causes constant confusion: <strong>the \u201cCaso Triple A\u201d (fuel case)<\/strong> is <strong>not<\/strong> the <strong>\u201cPlan Triple AAA\u201d<\/strong> drinking-water project in Portoviejo. They\u2019re unrelated topics that happen to share a similar nickname. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gob.ec\/caso-triple-a\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ENGLISH<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is it?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>\u201cCaso Triple A\u201d<\/strong> is a criminal case led by <strong>Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/strong> investigating alleged <strong>illegal storage\/transport\/commercialization\/distribution of petroleum-derived products<\/strong>\u2014in plain terms, a suspected scheme to <strong>divert and sell subsidized fuel improperly<\/strong>, creating an alleged loss to the State. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gob.ec\/caso-triple-a\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is involved?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Prosecution \/ investigators:<\/strong> <strong>Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/strong> (the state prosecutor). (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gob.ec\/caso-triple-a\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Regulator \/ complainant \/ technical accuser:<\/strong> <strong>ARCH<\/strong> (hydrocarbons regulation and control agency). ARCH says it initiated the case via a complaint and has defended its technical theory publicly. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gob.ec\/caso-triple-a\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>State oil company as accuser:<\/strong> <strong>Petroecuador<\/strong> appears in reporting as an <strong>acusador particular<\/strong> alongside ARCH. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.primicias.ec\/politica\/juicio-caso-triplea-contratos-comercializadoras-aquiles-alvarez-control-red-gasolineras-arch-112004\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Primicias<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Defendants \/ processed parties:<\/strong> Reporting says the case includes <strong>22<\/strong> people\/entities (notably including <strong>Aquiles \u00c1lvarez<\/strong>, <strong>Mayor of Guayaquil<\/strong>, plus companies and individuals linked to fuel commercialization). (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eluniverso.com\/noticias\/politica\/caso-triple-a-mas-110-testigos-peritos-usara-fiscalia-juicio-contra-22-personas-naturales-juridicas-acusadas-supuesta-comercializacion-ilicita-combustibles-nota\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">El Universo<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where is it happening?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The alleged conduct centers on <strong>fuel commercialization and distribution networks<\/strong> (stations and marketers), with reporting referencing activity tied to the <strong>northern border<\/strong> context and the broader fuel supply chain. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.primicias.ec\/politica\/caso-triplea-orden-judicial-bancos-retienen-valores-procesados-incluido-alcalde-guayaqui-aquiles-alvarez-104449\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Primicias<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Procedurally, the <strong>trial hearing<\/strong> is scheduled in <strong>Quito<\/strong>, at the <strong>Complejo Judicial Norte<\/strong> (El Universo even specifies <strong>room 208<\/strong> and time). (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eluniverso.com\/noticias\/politica\/caso-triple-a-mas-110-testigos-peritos-usara-fiscalia-juicio-contra-22-personas-naturales-juridicas-acusadas-supuesta-comercializacion-ilicita-combustibles-nota\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">El Universo<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When did it start, and what\u2019s the current status?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Start:<\/strong> Fiscal\u00eda\u2019s official case page says the investigation began based on a <strong>complaint<\/strong> from the regulation agency, describing <strong>large discrepancies between fuel volumes dispatched and billed<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gob.ec\/caso-triple-a\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2025 developments:<\/strong> Reporting describes ongoing procedural steps (including precautionary measures such as <strong>freezing assets<\/strong> and the use of <strong>electronic monitoring<\/strong> for \u00c1lvarez). (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.primicias.ec\/politica\/caso-triplea-orden-judicial-bancos-retienen-valores-procesados-incluido-alcalde-guayaqui-aquiles-alvarez-104449\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Primicias<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Now (still ongoing):<\/strong> The case is moving to the <strong>trial phase<\/strong>. Coverage says the <strong>trial hearing was moved up<\/strong> and is set for <strong>December 24, 2025<\/strong>, and that <strong>Fiscal\u00eda plans to present 110+ witnesses and experts<\/strong>, with <strong>ARCH and Petroecuador<\/strong> acting as private accusers. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.primicias.ec\/politica\/audiencia-juicio-aquiles-alvarez-nueva-fecha-caso-triplea-111721\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Primicias<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What exactly is alleged?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The public allegations (as reported) focus on <strong>subsidized fuels<\/strong> and the idea that subsidized products intended for certain uses (e.g., vehicle diesel) were allegedly <strong>sold or diverted<\/strong> in ways that shouldn\u2019t receive the subsidy\u2014creating <strong>illegal profit<\/strong> and an alleged state loss. One report summarizes the accusation as subsidized <strong>diesel<\/strong> being sold for uses that do not carry the subsidy (e.g., industrial use), which would generate improper margins. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecuavisa.com\/noticias\/politica\/arch-caso-triple-a-explica-comercializacion-ilegal-HD10578384?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">www.ecuavisa.com<\/a>)<br>Separately, Fiscal\u00eda\u2019s description emphasizes <strong>dispatch-vs-billing discrepancies<\/strong> (fuel that appears to have moved versus what was invoiced). (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gob.ec\/caso-triple-a\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How would a scheme like this work (mechanically), based on what has been reported?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Reported descriptions point to a <strong>paper + control<\/strong> problem:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fuel moves through stations and marketers<\/strong> (commercializadoras + affiliated gas stations).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investigators\/regulators flag <strong>unusual patterns<\/strong>\u2014like volumes exceeding storage capacity, mismatches between what is dispatched and what is billed, or atypical buyer profiles. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gob.ec\/caso-triple-a\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ARCH\u2019s argument (as reported)<\/strong> is also about <em>responsibility<\/em>: it says marketers are paid a margin not to be passive middlemen, but to <strong>control\/audit their station networks<\/strong>. In recent reporting, ARCH claims contracts required the marketers linked to \u00c1lvarez to <strong>control and verify<\/strong> what happened inside their affiliated station network\u2014an allegation \u00c1lvarez disputes. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.primicias.ec\/politica\/juicio-caso-triplea-contratos-comercializadoras-aquiles-alvarez-control-red-gasolineras-arch-112004\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Primicias<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evidence then becomes <strong>invoices, contracts, fuel movement records, and financial traces<\/strong>\u2014and that\u2019s why Fiscal\u00eda says it will rely on a large list of <strong>witnesses\/peritos<\/strong> at trial. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eluniverso.com\/noticias\/politica\/caso-triple-a-mas-110-testigos-peritos-usara-fiscalia-juicio-contra-22-personas-naturales-juridicas-acusadas-supuesta-comercializacion-ilicita-combustibles-nota\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">El Universo<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is this important news?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Public finances:<\/strong> Ecuador\u2019s fuel subsidies are a major fiscal and political issue; diversion of subsidized fuel (if proven) would mean <strong>direct loss to the State<\/strong> and distortion of the subsidy\u2019s purpose. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gob.ec\/caso-triple-a\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rule-of-law &amp; institutions:<\/strong> This case tests how <strong>ARCH<\/strong>, <strong>Petroecuador<\/strong>, and <strong>Fiscal\u00eda<\/strong> handle complex, technical allegations involving regulated markets and powerful actors. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.primicias.ec\/politica\/juicio-caso-triplea-contratos-comercializadoras-aquiles-alvarez-control-red-gasolineras-arch-112004\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Primicias<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Political impact:<\/strong> The involvement of a sitting <strong>Guayaquil mayor<\/strong> makes it politically explosive and guarantees sustained national attention through trial and rulings. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.primicias.ec\/politica\/audiencia-juicio-aquiles-alvarez-nueva-fecha-caso-triplea-111721\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Primicias<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Precedent:<\/strong> The outcome could reshape how Ecuador defines the <strong>legal duties<\/strong> of fuel marketers over their affiliated station networks (compliance, auditing, and liability). (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.primicias.ec\/politica\/juicio-caso-triplea-contratos-comercializadoras-aquiles-alvarez-control-red-gasolineras-arch-112004\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Primicias<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is <em>not<\/em> confirmed (yet)?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything above is <strong>allegation\/prosecution vs defense<\/strong> until the court rules. The key \u201cnot confirmed\u201d items are: <strong>final criminal responsibility<\/strong>, the <strong>final calculation of damages<\/strong>, and the court\u2019s determination of whether marketers truly had the <strong>legal\/contractual control duty<\/strong> ARCH claims (and whether that duty was breached). (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.primicias.ec\/politica\/juicio-caso-triplea-contratos-comercializadoras-aquiles-alvarez-control-red-gasolineras-arch-112004\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Primicias<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ESPA\u00d1OL<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 es?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>El <strong>\u201cCaso Triple A\u201d<\/strong> es un proceso penal en el que la <strong>Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/strong> investiga una presunta <strong>comercializaci\u00f3n\/distribuci\u00f3n ilegal de combustibles<\/strong> (derivados de petr\u00f3leo), con posible <strong>perjuicio econ\u00f3mico al Estado<\/strong>, asociado al manejo de <strong>combustible subsidiado<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gob.ec\/caso-triple-a\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfQui\u00e9nes est\u00e1n involucrados?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fiscal\u00eda<\/strong> (investiga y acusa). (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gob.ec\/caso-triple-a\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ARCH<\/strong> (regulador; denuncia inicial y sustento t\u00e9cnico, seg\u00fan su versi\u00f3n). (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gob.ec\/caso-triple-a\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Petroecuador<\/strong> (reportado como <strong>acusador particular<\/strong> junto con ARCH). (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.primicias.ec\/politica\/juicio-caso-triplea-contratos-comercializadoras-aquiles-alvarez-control-red-gasolineras-arch-112004\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Primicias<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Procesados:<\/strong> reportes hablan de <strong>22<\/strong> personas\/entidades, incluyendo al alcalde de <strong>Guayaquil<\/strong>, <strong>Aquiles \u00c1lvarez<\/strong>, adem\u00e1s de empresas vinculadas al negocio de comercializaci\u00f3n de combustibles. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eluniverso.com\/noticias\/politica\/caso-triple-a-mas-110-testigos-peritos-usara-fiscalia-juicio-contra-22-personas-naturales-juridicas-acusadas-supuesta-comercializacion-ilicita-combustibles-nota\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">El Universo<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfD\u00f3nde?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>La conducta investigada se vincula a <strong>redes de comercializaci\u00f3n y estaciones<\/strong>, con menciones al contexto de <strong>frontera norte<\/strong> en reportes previos. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.primicias.ec\/politica\/caso-triplea-orden-judicial-bancos-retienen-valores-procesados-incluido-alcalde-guayaqui-aquiles-alvarez-104449\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Primicias<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>El juicio est\u00e1 convocado en <strong>Quito<\/strong>, en el <strong>Complejo Judicial Norte<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eluniverso.com\/noticias\/politica\/caso-triple-a-mas-110-testigos-peritos-usara-fiscalia-juicio-contra-22-personas-naturales-juridicas-acusadas-supuesta-comercializacion-ilicita-combustibles-nota\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">El Universo<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo y en qu\u00e9 etapa est\u00e1?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Inicio:<\/strong> la Fiscal\u00eda indica que la investigaci\u00f3n parte de una <strong>denuncia<\/strong> del regulador, por \u201cdiferencias considerables\u201d entre lo <strong>despachado<\/strong> y lo <strong>facturado<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gob.ec\/caso-triple-a\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sigue en curso:<\/strong> se reportan medidas y pasos procesales durante 2025 (congelamiento de valores y vigilancia electr\u00f3nica, entre otros). (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.primicias.ec\/politica\/caso-triplea-orden-judicial-bancos-retienen-valores-procesados-incluido-alcalde-guayaqui-aquiles-alvarez-104449\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Primicias<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Etapa actual:<\/strong> la causa avanza a <strong>juzgamiento<\/strong>; la audiencia est\u00e1 fijada para el <strong>24 de diciembre de 2025<\/strong>, y la Fiscal\u00eda prev\u00e9 <strong>110+ testigos y peritos<\/strong>, con <strong>ARCH y Petroecuador<\/strong> como acusadores particulares. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.primicias.ec\/politica\/audiencia-juicio-aquiles-alvarez-nueva-fecha-caso-triplea-111721\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Primicias<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 se alega?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>La tesis difundida en medios gira alrededor del <strong>subsidio<\/strong>: que combustible subsidiado se habr\u00eda <strong>desviado y vendido<\/strong> para usos que no reciben subsidio, generando ganancias indebidas y perjuicio estatal. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecuavisa.com\/noticias\/politica\/arch-caso-triple-a-explica-comercializacion-ilegal-HD10578384?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">www.ecuavisa.com<\/a>)<br>Adem\u00e1s, la Fiscal\u00eda habla de <strong>inconsistencias<\/strong> entre vol\u00famenes <strong>despachados<\/strong> y <strong>facturados<\/strong>, que apuntan a irregularidades en la cadena. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gob.ec\/caso-triple-a\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo habr\u00eda funcionado (seg\u00fan lo reportado)?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>El combustible se mueve por <strong>comercializadoras<\/strong> y su <strong>red afiliada de estaciones<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Se detectan patrones an\u00f3malos (despacho vs facturaci\u00f3n; contratos; trazas financieras). (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gob.ec\/caso-triple-a\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ARCH sostiene<\/strong> que las comercializadoras no son \u201cintermediarias pasivas\u201d y que sus contratos las obligaban a <strong>controlar\/auditar<\/strong> lo que pasaba en su red; \u00c1lvarez lo niega. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.primicias.ec\/politica\/juicio-caso-triplea-contratos-comercializadoras-aquiles-alvarez-control-red-gasolineras-arch-112004\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Primicias<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Por eso el juicio se apoya en peritajes, documentaci\u00f3n y numerosos testigos. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eluniverso.com\/noticias\/politica\/caso-triple-a-mas-110-testigos-peritos-usara-fiscalia-juicio-contra-22-personas-naturales-juridicas-acusadas-supuesta-comercializacion-ilicita-combustibles-nota\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">El Universo<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 es importante?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Porque toca <strong>subsidios<\/strong>, <strong>fiscalidad<\/strong>, <strong>regulaci\u00f3n<\/strong> y <strong>confianza institucional<\/strong>; y porque involucra a una figura pol\u00edtica de primer nivel (alcalde de <strong>Guayaquil<\/strong>), lo que mantiene el caso en la agenda. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gob.ec\/caso-triple-a\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Fiscal\u00eda General del Estado<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explainer: Ecuador\u2019s \u201cTriple A\u201d case (ongoing) First, a quick clarification because the name causes constant confusion: the \u201cCaso Triple A\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[404,389,397],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economy-business","category-explainer","category-politics-law"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glennspecht.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glennspecht.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glennspecht.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glennspecht.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glennspecht.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3088"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/glennspecht.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3089,"href":"https:\/\/glennspecht.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3088\/revisions\/3089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glennspecht.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glennspecht.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glennspecht.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}