QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s borders will be closed from Saturday to next Monday, President Daniel Noboa said in a post on X on Monday, while also ratcheting up the military’s presence at the borders and at ports.
Noboa said the borders would be closed over the weekend, when he is facing 15 opponents in a Sunday presidential election, due to “attempts by armed groups to destabilize the country.”
(Reporting by Alexandra Valencia; Editing by Leslie Adler)
