Lenín Moreno

Ecuador Indigenous Uprising Forces Moreno to Withdraw IMF-Backed Fuel Subsidy Cuts

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President Lenín Moreno’s government enacts Decree 883, an IMF-backed austerity measure that eliminates fuel subsidies and causes significant fuel price increases, triggering massive indigenous-led protests that ultimately force complete withdrawal of the decree. The measure is part of IMF loan …

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