QUITO, Ecuador — Angry demonstrations over Ecuador’s elimination of fuel subsidies widened on Friday, paralyzing much of the country for the second consecutive day as protesters in the capital clashed with riot police officers who used tear gas and armored cars to disperse them. Hundreds of people were reported arrested. The end of Mr. Correa’s tenure was punctuated by accusations of corruption involving public infrastructure projects and a swelling of the country’s foreign debt. Mr. Moreno decreed a 60-day state of emergency on Thursday, when the fuel subsidies repeal took effect, as strikes and violent protests by transport workers and others made much of Ecuador come to a standstill. The president, now an adversary of Mr. Correa’s, vowed there would be no turning back on ending the fuel subsidies.

Source: International New York Times October 04, 2019 23:26 UTC