Overview
- Officials said the technical negotiation tables promised to two local organizations will not be installed in Imbabura.
- CONAIE maintains the indefinite national paro and presses for repeal of the diesel subsidy cut that raised prices from $1.80 to $2.80 per gallon.
- The government stated that roads remain blocked, protesters have not withdrawn, and violent actions persist, pledging firm action within the law to ensure free circulation.
- Authorities report three deaths, more than a hundred injured, and over a hundred detained during the unrest, with police and military deployed to reopen routes in the northern and central highlands.
- The administration deported Spanish journalist Bernat-Lautaro Bidegain who was covering the protests, calling him a national security threat.