FORMER Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa backed Vice-President Jorge Glas on Monday following his detention on corruption charges.

"An honest man has lost his freedom," Mr Correa tweeted after the Supreme Court ordered Mr Glas remanded in custody pending an investigation into allegations that he took bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.

President Lenin Moreno stripped Glas of his duties as vice-president in August but allowed him to keep his title.