Ecuador’s Moreno agrees to replace fuel subsidy cuts with new pro-poor law
Indigenous leaders called off protests, which have turned violent in the country’s capital Quito
14 October 2019 - 19:10
Quito — Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno said he struck a deal late on Sunday with indigenous leaders who have mobilised thousands of protesters against a decree that slashed fuel subsidies, agreeing to replace it with one that does more to help the most needy.
In exchange, the indigenous leaders agreed to immediately call off protests that have rocked Quito and led Moreno to impose an indefinite curfew in the capital, said mediator Arnaud Peral, the representative of the UN in Ecuador...
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