Ecuador is once again Last Database experiencing an anti-government social mobilization led by the indigenous movement. The reaction of the government, which has resorted to repression, has added various sectors to the protests, which have already Last Database recorded two deaths. <p>The streets light up again in Ecuador</p> The strike call and the mobilization of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie), on June 13, is the Last Database first major protest that President Guillermo Lasso has faced since coming to power in 2021.
The protest Last Database has been escalating largely due to the government's own actions, which generated a strong rejection and were adding various sectors to unemployment. From the ruling party, the existence of a destabilizing attempt is denounced. The Armed Forces have even pointed to links between the drug gangs and the demonstrations. From social organizations, on the Last Database other hand, it is affirmed that it is the same repressive actions that shake democratic institutions. Keys to understand protest and social unrest Since June 2021, Conaie has held different dialogues with the government and submitted a series of Last Database proposals that were not accepted, which is why in November of that year the indigenous parent entity terminated the dialogue.
From there, the tension has Last Database escalated to the current call for a national strike to comply with ten fundamental demands. Among them is the suspension of the fuel increase, a renegotiation of the debts of the clients of the national financial system, the regulation of prices of agricultural products, the repeal of decrees 95 and 151 Last Database that promote the increase in oil exploitation and the mining, respect for prior, free and informed consultation to initiate extractive projects in community and indigenous territories and, finally, From the government it is affirmed that there are no reasons Last Database for the protest, but that is not what various sectors of society perceive.