Demonstrations led by bus drivers and Indigenous farmers have shut down major roads and put Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa under pressure to act. The protests erupted after the government ended the diesel subsidy on September 12, driving fuel prices from $1.80 to $2.80 a gallon. The hike hit the country’s transport, farming and fishing sectors hard, where many Indigenous workers rely on cheap diesel.
Clashes with security forces have already claimed one life, injured dozens, and resulted in over 100 arrests. The army moved 5,000 troops into Quito after protesters attacked the president’s motorcade earlier in the week. The unrest is strongest in the northern provinces, such as Imbabura—an area where Noboa won a landslide victory in the April election. With talks stalled, tensions remain high and both sides blame each other for escalating the violence.
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