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Ecuador's president announces new coastal curfew for November

Daniel Noboa announced a new curfew on Ecuador's coast between November 1 and November 10, the fourth of 2026.

Ecuador's president, Daniel Noboa, announced on Wednesday that his government will impose a new curfew in provinces of the coastal region during the first ten days of November, to fight insecurity and weaken criminal structures. --- The context --- Ecuador will again limit movement on its coast under a strategy of special operations against crime. The announcement follows the September experience, when a similar restriction was in force for two weeks in part of the coastal region. --- The facts --- In a radio interview in Ambato, the president explained that authorities will carry out a new series of special operations between November 1 and November 10, a period during which movement restrictions will apply in the coastal provinces. The measure will be the fourth curfew imposed in Ecuador during 2026. The immediate precedent was in force between September 17 and September 30, from midnight until 5:00 in the morning, in Guayas, Los Ríos, Manabí and El Oro, the latter bordering Peru. --- The positions --- Noboa defended the effectiveness of the earlier measures and said that in September there was a decrease in crimes and extortion. According to the president, there were 40% fewer crimes and some of the weeks with the lowest homicide levels of the year, and the actions are affecting the financing of criminal organizations. --- What remains unknown --- The announcement centers on special operations in the coastal region. The details on the hours and territorial scope of the coming restrictions must still be specified by the authorities, a key point for knowing which provinces it will cover and in what time window. --- Unanswered questions --- What hours will the new curfew finally have, and which coastal provinces will it cover exactly? What complete data support the presidential claim of 40% fewer crimes in September? What measures will accompany the operations to sustain security once the restriction ends? --- EPM analysis --- The underlying discussion is not only how long the measure lasts, but what changes afterward. If the results the president attributes to September are confirmed with verifiable information, the debate will be the proportionality of repeating the formula; if they are not presented in full, a legitimate demand for transparency will remain. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, announcing the fourth curfew of 2026 without defined hours or scope leaves the coast waiting for answers that must arrive quickly and be verifiable. The reduction in crime that the president attributes to September should be tested against complete, public data. A measure that limits movement can be debated, but its legitimacy depends on proportionality, on a bounded duration, and on its not replacing social and justice policies capable of sustaining security once restrictions are finally lifted.
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