Ecuador Declares Another Emergency, and the Homicide Rate Keeps Climbing
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Quito. In less than a month, the most violent rates were recorded in the 2026 period in Ecuador, with more than 160,000 reports of emergencies, including the deaths of more than 70 people in the past weekend alone, before which the government of Daniel Noboa opted for a new state of emergency in eight provinces, considered the most vulnerable in citizen security, during the next 60 days.
President Daniel Noboa decreed a new state of emergency for 60 days in eight provinces and three cantons of Ecuador. Among them is Pichincha, and this measure aims to strengthen security operations by the Armed Forces and the National Police.
This measure will allow the National Police and Armed Forces to conduct immediate searches when there are signs of a crime
The state of emergency and the curfew change again the rules of security and mobility in Ecuador, but both measures do not mean the same or have the same scope. President Daniel Noboa signed Executive Decree 498, by which he declared a new state of emergency due to serious internal shock for 60 days. The measure reaches eight provinces and three cantons of the country.
The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, decreed on Tuesday (15) a new state of emergency for 60 days in eight of the country's 24 provinces, in addition to three cantons. The measure was adopted in the face of the worsening violence associated with organized crime. The decree covers the provinces of El Oro, Esmeraldas, Guayas, Los Ríos, Manabí, [...]
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