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Reuters
Alexandra Valencia
Quito-Ecuadorian indigenous groups stopped for two weeks on Monday just by reducing gasoline and diesel prices by 10 cents per gallon announced by President Guillermo Lasso He said he couldn't. The number of protests that have hit the country's weakened economy and threatened its oil production.
The price cuts announced by Lasso late Sunday are the latest concessions, especially in an attempt to quell the sometimes violent demonstrations that demand lower fuel and food prices.
At least seven people were killed and the country's oil production was halved in connection with the march that began on June 13. The Department of Energy says production can be stopped by Tuesday due to supply delays.
Lasso, whose hostility to parliament deteriorated during the protest, also withdrew his safety measures and announced supplementary fertilizers and debt forgiveness.
Gasoline extras weren't enough to cut prices to $ 2.45 per gallon and diesel to $ 1.80 per gallon, a indigenous group led by the CONAIE organization said in a statement, but the march has had consequences. He added that.
"This is an unguaranteed and inadequate decision, not alleviating the poverty faced by millions of families," the group said in a statement. "Our fight isn't over, our right to resist isn't over, and the protests are still in effect."
Lasso is on Twitter for the measures he announced, including gas price cuts. He said it would cost about $ 600 million.
People in the capital, Kito, have awakened to several road blockages. Residents are complaining about lack of household gas and food. Hospital fuel and drug shortages have also been reported in other cities.
According to the government, the public oil sector, private producers of flowers and dairy, tourism and other businesses have lost about $ 500 million.
CONAIE aggregates the deaths of five protesters, but the government has killed three civilians during the march, two more in an accident, and two due to a blockade. He said he died in a late ambulance.
Opposition groups do not seem to have the support needed for a successful response, but lawmakers will continue to discuss efforts to dismiss Lasso on Tuesday.
(Report by Alexandra Valencia on Kitting by Julia Symmes Cobb, edited by Matthew Lewis)
