Overview

• Police and military forces used tear gas to stop an opposition march from entering Quito, with only a small group breaching the cordon before authorities reformed their lines.
• Roughly 5,000 soldiers and more than 1,000 police were deployed in the capital under a state of exception that restricts mobilizations, according to officials.
• Nationwide protests and roadblocks continue under an indefinite strike led by CONAIE after the diesel price rose from US$1.80 to US$2.80 per gallon.
• Authorities have arrested demonstrators, including five detainees in El Tambo charged with terrorism and attempted murder, as Amnesty International voices concern over excessive force and arbitrary detentions.
• Accounts of violence remain contested, including the death of Indigenous comunero Efraín Fuerez in Cotacachi and government claims of gunfire against the presidential convoy that independent analysts say lack evidence.