[7] During her time in the Assembly, Cabezas promoted several of the key reforms of the government of Rafael Correa such as the eradication of the outsourcing of Ecuadorian labor and new regulations on mining and public enterprises.

[8] She also exerted some influence on other issues of the Correa's government, notably the trial of the former Attorney General Washington Pesántez [es] and former Minister of Public Works and Transport, Jorge Marún.

[9] Cabezas responded to El Universo's article by presenting slides showing her income and disbursements made to her in recent years during a press conference and denying any links to Mancheno.

[14] In December of that year, Honduran deputy Osman Aguilar accused Cabezas of meddling in the internal politics of Honduras by publicly supporting the reelection campaign of Juan Orlando Hernández and acting as a consultant to the central government.

[15] At the end of May 2017, Cabezas was named the secretary of President Lenín Moreno's "Toda Una Vida" plan.