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October 27, 2021

Dozens Arrested as Protesters in Ecuador Condemn Fuel Price Hike, New Economic Policies
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In Ecuador, thousands of people took to the streets around the country
for another round of Indigenous-led protests against a hike in fuel
prices and other economic policies pushed by the right-wing government
of President Guillermo Lasso. Some three dozen people were arrested as
protesters blocked roads.

Víctor Sánchez: "We do not agree with the economic measures being
implemented, which passes the crisis on to the shoulders of the workers
and the middle classes of the country."



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