The roadblocks remain mainly in the northern province of Imbabura, the epicenter of the strike led by the indigenous movement and where Efrain Fueres, a member of the Kichwa community of Cotacachi, was shot and killed this Sunday by security forces.

In that territory, in the northern Ecuadorian highlands, shortages of gasoline and other supplies are already being reported, while the government arrived last night with a military and police convoy led by President Noboa, which, according to the executive branch, was carrying food and supplies.

In Quito, protesters blocked one of the main avenues in the south of the city on Monday, and similar actions are also taking place in Cotopaxi, Chimborazo, Bolivar, Sucumbios, and Tungurahua.

The day before, following the death of Fueres as a result of security forces’ repression of protesters, outrage escalated the protests, while the Executive branch denounced an ambush against the Armed Forces that left 12 soldiers injured and 17 missing.

A press conference by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) is expected this Monday to make announcements regarding the strike.

The organization condemned the “lethal and illegitimate use of force” against protesters and demanded an immediate, independent, and transparent investigation to determine responsibility for Fueres’ death.

Social groups denounce repression and excessive use of force by the army, although the government points out that criminal organizations have infiltrated the protests.

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