A group of opposition lawmakers in Ecuador is pushing for the removal of conservative President Guillermo Lasso after nearly two weeks of mass protests led by indigenous groups demanding lower fuel and food prices

A state of emergency is expanded to more areas in Ecuador following the purported disappearance of 18 police officers after an indigenous protest in the city of Puyo.

Thousands of indigenous Ecuadorians have converged on the capital Quito on the eight day of intensifying protests against soaring fuel prices.