The mobilizations will take place in about twenty provinces. In Quito, participants will march from outside the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute to the Constitutional Court.

The protesters will reject laws promoted by President Daniel Noboa’s administration, such as the Intelligence Law, the Public Integrity Law, and the National Solidarity Law, which have been partially suspended by the Constitutional Court as a precautionary measure, but a substantive analysis is still pending.

The National Union of Educators stated that although the Court’s ruling does not constitute a pre-trial judgment, it is “an initial step forward in the defense of rights and the Constitution.”

In addition to those laws, approved by the ruling majority in the National Assembly (Parliament), many sectors oppose the administrative efficiency plan announced by the Executive, which includes institutional restructuring and the dismissal of public officials.

Jose Villavicencio, of the General Union of Ecuadorian Workers, pointed out that participants in the protests will defend the right to work and life.

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