{
  "id": 8002998,
  "title": "Ecuador’s New State of Emergency: Where Decree 498 Applies and What Expats Need to Know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/ecuadors-new-state-of-emergency-where-decree-498-applies-and-what",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T08:47:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/ecuador-decree-498-state-of-emergency-what-expats-need-to-know/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ECUADOR · SAFETY & DAILY LIFE Key Facts —The decree President Daniel Noboa signed Executive Decree 498 on 15 September, declaring a 60-day state of exception in eight provinces and three cantons. —The curfew Midnight to 05:00, from 17 to 30 September, in Guayas, Manabí, Los Ríos and El Oro only. There are no transit […] The post Ecuador’s New State of Emergency: Where Decree 498 Applies and What…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}