Quito: The days of popular demands, lived in Ecuador for a week, triggered a repressive reaction by law enforcement, which for many will leave indelible marks in this South American nation, Prensa Latina publishes.

Blows, pads, tear bombs, motorized against groups of people and military armored vehicles at full speed through the streets were some of the episodes lived in the capital, where the marches began quietly, until approaching areas adjacent to the Carondelet Palace, Presidency headquarters, temporarily moved to Guayaquil.

According to a balance sheet offered by the Minister of Government, María Paula Romo, there are 714 detainees during the entire mobilization period, which began last October 3, when Decree 883 entered into force, which eliminated the subsidy for extra gasoline and diesel, and resulted in the rise in the price of tickets on public buses and food.

The police attack reached the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador and the Salesian University, established as zones of peace and refuge areas for indigenous people, who since last Tuesday arrived in Quito from other provinces in order to join the general strike.

Referring to these incidents, also recorded in the Agora of the House of Culture, the government minister apologized and assured that in no way events like these will happen again.

In the midst of this panorama of violence, many families wonder if there is a solution, when those who protest insist on staying in the fight and the executive refuses to reverse reforms, which only affect people with less income.

According to the president, Lenín Moreno, taking these anti-popular measures was difficult, but necessary, although the most widespread consensus in political and civil opposition media is that the government action was to agree to follow the prescriptions applied by the International Monetary Fund.

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