01 Feb 2021 | 08:41 AM UTC
Ecuador: Activists to protest insecurity in Guayaquil Feb. 2
Activists to rally outside the Prosecutor's Office in Guayaquil, Ecuador, from 1000 Feb. 2 to denounce insecurity. Disruptions likely.
Event
Various social movements plan to hold a sit-in protest outside the Prosecutor's Office, at the intersection of Victor Manuel Rendon and General Cordova avenues in Guayaquil, from 1000 Feb. 2. The action is to protest the high number of murders and insecurity more generally in the city. Hundreds of people could join the demonstration.
Police will probably deploy to monitor the protest and secure the Prosecutor's Office. Major violence is unlikely, though low-level confrontations may occur if protesters impede access to the building. Localized traffic disruptions are likely.
Advice
Avoid all protests as a standard precaution. Plan for localized traffic disruptions near the affected part of central Guayaquil Feb. 2.
