Government Opposition Guillermo Lasso Alfredo Borrero Patricio Carrillo Francisco Jiménez Luis Lara Jaramillo Santiago Guarderas Cynthia Viteri Fernando Villavicencio Leonidas Iza Senaida Yasacama Gary Espinoza Eustaquio Tuala Marlon Vargas A series of protests against the economic policies of Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso, triggered by increasing fuel and food prices, began on 13 June 2022.

[15] The following day, protestors began to block roads and entry points to Quito and other cities such as Cuenca, Latacunga, Ambato, Tulcán, Ibarra and Riobamba.

[18][19] A few hours later, police confrontation towards protestors turned violent in Chimborazo Province where 40 people were injured and twelve were critically wounded.

[20] That same night, President Lasso implemented a curfew in Quito and also permitted police officials in the provinces of Pichincha, Cotopaxi and Imbabura to use deadly force.

[36] On 22 June, CONAIE officials announced the ratification of their list of demands in order to begin talks with Lasso's government.

[40] That same night, counter-protests were held in Quito calling Iza a "terrorist" and accusing former President Rafael Correa as funding the protests.

[46] The following day, CONAIE criticized Lasso's fuel price reduction as insufficient and announced they will meet with grassroots organizers on an official response.

[53] Hours later, Morona Santiago governor Freddy Villamagua announced his resignation as part of a negotiation with protestors to free hostages, such as the provincial manager.

[56] Causes for the shortages are due to blockades by the protests which reduced the amount of foods and products travelling in and out of Quito and Guayaquil.

[58] The CONAIE released a list of ten demands on 13 June 2022, some of which have been met to varying degrees by the Ecuadorian government:[59] Amid the protests, the Japanese, German, Canadian, French, and Swiss embassies sent a joint communique in which they expressed their concern for "the continued, violent disturbance in the country, particularly because it affects fundamental human rights of the citizens."

[61] The ONG, Human Rights International, announced the withdraw of their personnel "after they became victims of physical violence, theft, and illegal detention[62] before urging Leonidas Iza to reach "dialogue and respect for the human rights of those who are not participating in the protests and that violence and acts of vandalism do not serve as a sign of a desire to find a conclusion to this crisis.

[65] President Lasso issued an approximately six-minute, televised statement on 24 June 2022 in which he described the "violence perpetrated by criminals [who have] infiltrated [the movement]," only after having stated that "the real intention of Mr. Iza is the destabilization of the government.

[67] On 25 June 2022, members of the National Assembly met with motions to begin an impeachment process towards Lasso over his handling of the protests.