[Quito 3rd Reuters]-In Ecuador, protests against the government's abolition of fuel subsidies intensified, and President Moreno announced a state of emergency on the 3rd.
Subsidies have been implemented for decades, but were abolished on the 3rd as part of the government's $ 2 billion fiscal reform program.
The police countered stone throwing and burning barricades with tear gas. It has been the worst protest in the past few years.
In the capital city of Quito and the coastal city of Guayaquil, taxis, buses and truck drivers blocked the road from early morning on the 3rd. Indigenous people, students and unions are also participating in protests.
