Ecuador prison rioting causes at least 31 deaths

A time of convulsive rioting astatine a situation successful southwest Ecuador connected Sunday (November 9, 2025) caused the deaths of astatine slightest 31 inmates, the country’s prisons bureau said.

Twenty-seven prisoners successful larboard municipality Machala, southbound of Guayaquil, died owed to asphyxiation and “immediate decease by hanging,” according to a connection shared connected X by the SNAI prisons agency. There were nary different details astir however the prisoners died.

Earlier Sunday, SNAI reported 4 deaths astatine the aforesaid situation successful a abstracted incident, which was brought nether power by tactical police. That riot was prompted by a reorganization of the prisoners successful a caller maximum information facility, the connection said.

Ecuador has faced a question of deadly situation riots successful caller years, resulting successful the deaths of hundreds of inmates. President Daniel Noboa’s administration, which has pledged to instrumentality a pugnacious stance connected crime, blames the unit connected rival gangs battling for dominance and territorial control.

In September, a riot caused by pack warring successful the aforesaid situation near 14 radical dormant and different 14 wounded. Days later, different 17 radical were killed successful a situation riot successful the bluish metropolis of Esmeraldas, adjacent the borderline with Colombia.