Ecuador extends state of emergency for 30 days in 8 violence-hit provinces

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Wednesday extended the state of emergency for another 30 days in eight provinces over what the government described as “serious internal unrest,” citing persistent criminal activity and serious acts of violence.
The measure, enacted through Executive Decree 532, applies to the western coastal provinces of El Oro, Esmeraldas, Guayas, Los Rios, Manabi and Santa Elena, as well as Pichincha and Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas in the north-central part of the country.
The decree extends the suspension of the rights to the inviolability of the home and correspondence. It also maintains exceptional measures authorizing the armed forces to intervene in coordination with the National Police and to temporarily requisition goods and services of lawful origin.