Overview

• President Daniel Noboa’s order deploys the Armed Forces and National Police and restricts public gatherings around the clock in Pichincha, Cotopaxi, Tungurahua, Chimborazo, Bolívar, Cañar, Azuay, Orellana, Sucumbíos and Pastaza.
• The move follows a Constitutional Court ruling that annulled most of a prior emergency decree, leaving it in force only in Carchi and Imbabura.
• Protests led by CONAIE began on September 22 after the diesel subsidy was removed, a change reported to lift prices from $1.80 to $2.80 per gallon.
• Authorities and rights groups report at least one death, dozens of injuries and over a hundred detentions, with 196 alleged rights violations largely attributed to security forces.
• CONAIE warned demonstrations could shift to Quito; Noboa and the city’s mayor rejected any takeover, as roadblocks persisted, losses mounted in sectors such as floriculture, and the government unveiled temporary VAT cuts on holiday dates and earlier public-worker bonuses.