First deadly victim of demonstrations in Ecuador …

In the midst of demonstrations against the sharp rise in fuel prices in Ecuador, a person died after being hit by a vehicle. It is the first fatal victim of a conflict that already had 73 wounded and 379 detainees during the protests. In the country, the state of emergency decreed by President Lenín Moreno is applicable. Meanwhile, some 50 Ecuadorian soldiers are still held by indigenous groups in the Andean regions of the country.

"A 35-year-old man without vital signs was found, victim of an attack by a vehicle allegedly to have fled while he was attacked by community members blocking public roads." ", in the Andean province of Azuay (south of Ecuador), indicated in a note the secretariat of the presidency in charge of communication. The Secretariat responded to a statement by the Ecuador Transit Commission that the incident occurred around noon on Sunday between Cuenca (the capital of Azuay) and Molleturo.

The Moreno government faces a strong social rejection after the elimination of $ 1,300 million grants to fuels as part of the adjustment plan agreed with the IMF in exchange for 4 aid. $ 209 million. The withdrawal of fuel subsidies Thursday brought the values ​​to 123%.

Despite carriers' decision to lift unemployment, Ecuador's indigenous peoples, grouped into the Confederation of Nationalities for Indigenous Peoples (CONAIE), one of the most powerful social organizations in the country, rejected dialogue with the government and ratified the "indefinite mobilization". "Quito against the government's economic measures and its" state of exception "statement.

About 50 Ecuadorian soldiers are still held by indigenous groups in the Andean regions of the country, sources at the Interior Ministry confirmed. The group, made up of members of the armed forces and the police, was captured on Saturday at various locations.

"The military and the police who are approaching the indigenous territories will be detained and subjected to indigenous justice," warned the country's largest indigenous center, CONAIE, in a statement. The decision was taken against "the brutality and lack of awareness of the police force to understand the popular character of the demands of the national strike against the" package "," name with which they mention the decision of the executive of Eliminate the fuel subsidy

For its part, the Ministry of Education of Ecuador has ordered that, given the continuing threats of roadblocks, classes in schools and colleges in the Andean region of the country be suspended. In a statement, he said that "Normality has gradually returned in the vast majority of the country's provinces, but in some mountainous areas, threats of paralysis and road closures are to be feared".

"In this context, under the guarantee of safety and protection of the integrity of children and adolescents, it was decided to keep the courses suspended, under the Sierra regime, this Monday, October 7" , adds the text. Saturday night, the government announced Monday the resumption of classes after being suspended since Thursday because of demonstrations.