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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Alexandra Valencia

Ecuador cuts gasoline prices in latest concession to protesters

Demonstrators look at a barricade covered in barbed wire as protests continue amid a stalemate between the government of President Guillermo Lasso and largely indigenous demonstrators who demand an end to emergency measures, in Quito, Ecuador June 26, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso said on Sunday he would cut prices for gasoline and diesel by 10 cents a gallon, the latest concession to try to end nearly two weeks of anti-government protests in which at least six people have died.

The sometimes-violent demonstrations by largely indigenous protesters demanding lower fuel and food prices, among other things, began on June 13 and have slashed Ecuador's oil production.

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