Overview

• President Daniel Noboa authorized the Armed Forces and National Police to secure order, guarantee free movement, and protect economic activity under the emergency measure.
• The protests were called by the indigenous confederation Conaie after the diesel subsidy was removed, raising the price from $1.80 to $2.80 per gallon, a 56% increase.
• Officials and rights groups report one demonstrator shot dead, roughly 150 people injured, and about a hundred detained since the mobilization began on September 22.
• The government cites alleged acts of terrorism and possible infiltration by the Tren de Aragua gang, warning of penalties of up to 30 years in prison.
• Conaie says the order militarizes indigenous territories, with leader Marlon Vargas vowing possible action in Quito, as Imbabura remains the epicenter and the flower industry reports $1 million in daily losses.