Derecho de resistencia y vandalismo en el contexto de las protestas de octubre de 2019.

Abstract

The right to resistance is enshrined in article 98 of the constitution of the republic of the Ecuador, but despite that it does not have a solid definition, leaving its interpretation to reasoning and in some cases convenience of each one, in 2019, more specifically the protests of the month of October, which were called by different sectors of the population, with the protagonist of the transport guild and the indigenous movement, with the aim of showing their discomfort against the economic measures adopted by the government of then President Lenin Moreno, more specifically the Provision materialized in decree 883, which eliminated the fuel subsidy thus increasing its value. These mobilizations were the scene of different types of events by protesters, especially those linked to the indigenous movement, acts ranging from attacks on both civilians, members of the media and emergency services to the destruction of buildings, acts that tried to be justified with the exercise of the right to resistance, but due to their aggressive nature and some cases labeling violence and savagery, many chose to classify. This work will try to clarify whether the acts that occurred in the October 2019 protests can be classified as an exercise of the right to resistance or if they fit within vandalism or terrorist behaviors, considering the conception of international organizations, authors, foreign legal systems and national ones with respect to the aforementioned conduct.