The Government of Ecuador has decreed the curfew and militarization of Quito

The President of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, on Saturday declared "curfew" and "militarization" in the metropolitan district of Quito to help the security forces to suppress the protests against the reduction of fuel subsidies.

"I have organized the curfew and militarization of the metropolitan district of Quito and its valleys.The government will begin to rule at 3 pm (17 in Argentina) .This will facilitate the action of the police force against the intolerable excesses of violence, "said the president A message through social networks.

In parallel, the ministry of the government issued another message in which he asked citizens to "go home" and added, almost in the military tone, that "this measure will be in effect until further notice." Be informed through official channels.

Traffic in the streets under conditions of militarization will only be allowed with a secure pass.

Moreno's decision is made in a context of resurgence of the manifestations of indigenous movements, what this Saturday paralyzed the country's capital through a massive operation of marches and pickets, while thousands of militants clashed with the police in the center of the city, whose access was blocked.

The curfew decision was circulated after the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) announced that it was accepting President Moreno's proposal for dialogue.

Although initially He had flatly refused to talk to Moreno if it does not rebuild the fuel subsidies, the main requirement of the events, Conaie has changed his position in "a process of consultation with the communitiesorganizations, peoples, nationalities and social organizations, "he said in a statement.

Ecuador lives a serious wave of demonstrations for ten days as a result of a decree signed by the president in which the gasoline subsidy was removed as part of a series of adjustments related to a credit agreement with the Monetary Fund International Monetary Fund (IMF).

he The IMF's $ 4,200 million deal was accompanied by a series of requests to cut costs and increase state revenues, which provoked outrage from groups of workers, indigenous groups, and other social sectors.