Efforts to end the protests in Ecuador was at a standstill on Thursday in the name of government of President Guillermo Laso refused to end emergency measures, as the indigenous protesters demanded.
This way keto now city besieged – her shops The streets are closed and empty of All but thousands of Indigenous protesters are demanding for Better life, the police and soldiers Keep it in Check.
Approximately 10,000 demonstrators gathered in The capital of Ecuador from everyone over country to protest high fuel prices and rising Cost of living.
They vowed to stay until government He meets their demands, or he falls.
“It might be a month, it might be two months,” he said. “The war will come but here we are fighting,” said Maria Vega, 47, who exe out Living in odd jobs – one of about a third of Ecuadoreans live in poverty.
Nearly a third do not have full-time work.
Requires jobs and fuel price Wounds, improve health care and education, pray in keto on feet or on their backs of Trucks, many hundreds of kilometres.
At night after a long time hours on The streets, they recharge, they live on campuses and they count in Big part on Food alms from church and other groups.
Shields, sticks and flags
In the morning, hmm set out in Sets carrying sticks, temporary shields Made of traffic lights or litter boxes, the wiphala – the multicolored flag of The native peoples of Andes.
traditional red cloak holder out Among the oppressed crowds who set up roadblocks with burning tires and tree branches, building the flames in broad daylight.
Access to the presidency is blocked by metal fences, barbed wire, and butt lines of Safety personnel.
“They have weapons. How can they one Compare a weapon with a stick or a stone? We do not on On an equal footing,” protester Luzmila Zamora, 51, complained of The show of force.
President Lasso a former banking who took office a year before, see in The rebellion was an attempt to overthrow him.
Ecuador has reputation for Inability to judge after leaving of Three presidents between 1997 and 2005 under pressure from indigenous people people – who Manufacture up more from a million of Ecuador 17.7 million people.
In 2019, protests led by the union of Indigenous nationalities of Ecuador (Kuni) – which also Call latest Demonstrations – forced government to leave of plans To abolish fuel subsidies.
They seem determined this time: stand firm in despite of The state of Emergency in six of 24 states in Ecuador, night curfew in huge keto military They were insulted by the residents whose lives and livelihoods were thrown in turmoil.
“we want a government It works it works for the people for All of Ecuador, not only for Protester Zamora insisted on the “upper class”.
Another, 40-year-old Reverend Marco Vinicio Morales said he couldn’t understand how in country with Huge resources of oil, gold and silver, people She’s backtracking more than ever behind.
“If (to the protesters’ demands) are not answered, Lasso will have dug his own grave,” he said.
Diners fleeing tear gas
Business owners, shop owners and workers in Capital, just Starting to recover from lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic, they are not happy.
Evren Carrion, 42year-old Chef said restaurant Usually sell about 120 servings on Day of the week. “These days, it was 10 or 25 maximum,” He said.
And because of tear gas everywhere in The air”Customers often leave without paying.”
For Carrion Workers like for him should You do not have to pay price for protest.
“The best revolution work and reach an agreement to negotiate.”
So far, no date has been set for any talks while the two sides are digging in their heels.
