Maximum tension in Ecuador: indigenous peoples took Parliament | Chronic

A group of indigenous protestors who protested against adjustment measures in Ecuador broke into the hall of the National Assembly (parliament) in Quito on Tuesday, despite the heavy security operation around the legislative seat.

The EFE agency reported that the protesters came in after the demolition of the security gates, shouting "outside Moreno", referring to the president of Ecuador who decided last week to Eliminate fuel subsidies, in accordance with the IMF.

Thousands of indigenous people from different cities are camping in Quito to participate in the protests, despite the state of emergency declared by the president last week Lenin Moreno, who, because of the riots, moved the seat of government in the city of Guayaquil, about 400 kilometers south of the capital of the country.

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Once in the parliament hall, activists waved tricolor flags. The first reports do not include acts of vandalism committed in the building.

Some detonations were heard outside the headquarters, probably by tear gas grenades fired by the police.

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While this scenario was being presented in Quito, Moreno was at the head of the government at the Guayaquil Provisional Headquarters, where he met with the authorities of all state powers.