A genetic analysis revealed that over 47% of corvina samples collected from a number of markets trace like shark meat; the molecular technology thus confirms that shark meat is being sold as corvina in Ecuador

HBO Max has announced a renewed focus on film in Ecuador, aiming to reduce the time between cinema releases and their digital availability; The most anticipated premiere is the new version of ‘Wuthering Heights’ available from Friday 1st May

Mining reform and Law on Sustainability and Efficiency of Spending by Decentralized Autonomous Governments faced 34 lawsuits alleging unconstitutionality; the latter is second most challenged proposal by Noboa after the repealed Public Integrity Law

Since November 2025 the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued two precautionary measures concerning Ecuador: one addressing the alleged forced disappearance of 26 individuals and another related to a growing health crisis in the prison system

Trade unions in Ecuador have called a national strike against a government labour decree allowing the 40-hour workweek to be reorganised into shifts of up to 12 hours a day, arguing it undermines workers’ rights