The repressive action was carried out in collusion with the Canadian mining company Lowell-Solaris, CONAIE said.

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Ecuador’s national police arbitrarily and violently evicted Indigenous citizens from the headquarters of the Interprovincial Federation of Shuar Centers (FICSH) in Sucua, Morona Santiago province, located in the Amazon region.

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“The eviction aims to facilitate the installation of David Tankamash, an ally of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, as president of the FICSH,” said Nayra Chalan, former vice president of the Movement of the Indigenous People of Ecuador (ECUARUNARI).

The repressive action immediately sparked condemnation from the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), which stated the eviction constitutes a serious offense that violates the collective rights of Indigenous peoples.

“A large police force entered the building without presenting a court order, violating due process and ignoring constitutional rulings that support the Governing Council led by Domingo Ankuash,” CONAIE said.

The text reads, “In the early hours of the morning, the National Police raided the headquarters of the Shuar Federation (FISCH) in Morona Santiago. The video shows armed GIR and GOE agents breaking the locks and entering to evict Shuar President Domingo Ankuash and his entourage.”

“This repressive action, carried out in open collusion with the Canadian mining company Lowell-Solaris, which operates in the Cordillera del Condor, demonstrates a state intervention driven by extractive interests,” the organization added.

“What happened is not accidental. It is part of a deliberate strategy and a political operation by the Noboa administration to infiltrate, divide and control Indigenous organizations that defend their autonomy and refuse to submit to business interests,” CONAIE explained.

The Indigenous confederation directly held the national government responsible for any serious conflict that the police eviction could trigger in Ecuador’s Amazon region and urged Indigenous peoples to remain united in the face of corporate encroachment.

“We call for unity among the Indigenous movement and its organizational structures to defend our dignity, our principles and our territories against any attempt at co-optation, infiltration or repression,” CONAIE said in a public statement.

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Sources: CONAEI – Frente Nacional Antiminero

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