Crisis in Ecuador | The day after the battle of Quito: a dark panorama in the midst of the malaise of latent violence

The capital of Ecuador At dawn devastated, as shown by the images recorded by the team Nelson, the correspondent, in the midst of the climate of violence due to the political crisis that the country ruled by Lenin Moreno to protest the economic adjustments planned to comply with the IMF 's Economic Assistance Agreement.

After the battle of Saturday's campaign between the armed forces and demonstrators, Quito at dawn marked by traces left by violence, like destroyed buildings, streets darkened by the fires of demonstrations and many blocked roads, at a time when the "curfew" established by Moreno is a rule.

In the city transit services do not work, Neither taxis nor Uber service. In the midst of the gloomy panorama observed in the Ecuadorian capital, where there are still traces of equipment for smoking on the asphalt, firefighters carry out a job in the city and citizens move on foot.

They look forward to the outcome of the meeting that the government will have with the indigenous movements that play the main role in the protests, in what will happen. the first meeting looking for a solution to the social crisis that the country has been going through for 11 days.

After a night during which a special night "cacerolazo" was organized for peace and crossings registered with the police in some neighborhoods of Quito, in defiance of "curfew", it is possible that the demonstrations

According to municipal information up to now there are at least forty closed points in the avenues. There are partial street closures in the north and south areas of the city, as well as in some surrounding valleys to the east. Among the roads closed to traffic are those of Alóag-Santo Domingo, which connects the capital to the coastal zone.

On Saturday, there was a resurgence of violence in the streets, with hard clashes in the center of the capital, which ended with a night "cacerolazo". On Saturday night, thousands of Ecuadorians demanded peace and peace. they rejected episodes of violence and vandalism which happened during that day, which ended with fires in the media and at the headquarters of the Controller General of the State.

At first, a few people from Quito were encouraged to support the call that had been circulating a few hours ago via social networks, but soon after, more citizens joined this peaceful demonstration to demand the return to the community. normal. "Peace, peace!" Shouted protesters tapping on pots and pans and terraces.

The demonstrations began on October 3 against the economic austerity measures adopted by the government. The main demands are on the removal of fuel subsidies, under the conditions set by the government. International Monetary Fund and other institutions to grant to the country a loan of 10,000 million US dollars.