Overview

• President Daniel Noboa was unhurt after his convoy was surrounded in El Tambo, where government video shows rocks striking vehicles and windows cracking.
• Officials filed complaints for attempted assassination, and authorities say the five detainees will be prosecuted on charges including terrorism.
• Energy and Environment Minister Inés Manzano said the president’s car showed signs consistent with bullets, though independent confirmation has not been released.
• CONAIE rejects the government’s account, decries what it calls a brutal police and military response, and maintains the protests are peaceful.
• The unrest stems from the September removal of diesel subsidies that raised prices from about $1.80 to $2.80 per gallon, with emergency measures still in force across multiple provinces and limited international condemnations issued.