Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno strikes a deal with indigenous leaders who mobilized thousands of protesters against a decree that slashed fuel subsidies
QUITO - Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno agreed to swap a law that ended decades-old fuel subsidies for new legislation that will direct more resources to the needy, part of a deal he struck on Sunday with protest leaders to end a spate of violence that has roiled the Andean nation.
But as clashes between police and demonstrators became more violent, Moreno said he agreed to get rid of a law that had become a target of protesters, Decree 883, by replacing it with a modified version. “With this agreement, the protests and actions in all of Ecuador end,” Arnaud said as he announced a deal had been reached in broadcast comments.Within seconds, fireworks were set off in Quito and cars honked their horns in celebration. Despite a citywide curfew, some residents waved Ecuador’s yellow, blue and red flag in public places to mark what appeared to be the end of more than a week of unrest.
People celebrate as they ride on a bus after the government of Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno agreed to repeal a decree that ended fuel subsidies in Quito, Ecuador October 13, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins Protesters had defied a curfew Moreno imposed on Quito and surrounding valleys on Saturday, escalating tensions further.
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