Overview

• The government says a convoy led by President Daniel Noboa and accompanied by UN, EU and Italian representatives was attacked with molotovs, stones and road obstacles in Imbabura, which Noboa labeled an ambush.
• The Armed Forces report 12 soldiers injured while guarding an aid convoy and say 17 were retained in Cotacachi, with officials indicating their whereabouts remain unknown.
• The Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an ex officio probe into the alleged killing of protester Efraín Fuerez in Cotacachi, assigning the case to its specialized unit on unlawful use of force.
• The administration is keeping the diesel-subsidy repeal in place under a state of exception in eight provinces with nightly curfews in five and warns that violent acts could be prosecuted as terrorism.
• Indigenous federation CONAIE denies being terrorist or criminal, alleges repression by security forces, and vows to continue mobilizations to demand reversal of the subsidy decision and other concessions.