Overview

• Officials say about 500 people surrounded the presidential convoy in El Tambo, Cañar, throwing stones and damaging vehicles.
• Environment and Energy Minister Inés Manzano reported signs of bullet damage on the president’s car, a claim not independently verified by some outlets.
• President Daniel Noboa was unharmed and continued his schedule, later speaking at an event in Cuenca.
• Authorities detained five people and said they will be prosecuted for terrorism and attempted murder, as the presidency published video and photos of the attack.
• The Indigenous federation CONAIE denied organizing violence and accused security forces of a brutal response, with roadblocks persisting under states of exception in multiple provinces.