October 2019 - Ecuador’s government has fled the capital of Quito and moved to the city of Guayaquil, after tens of thousands of indigenous people marched on the capital, joining ongoing anti-austerity protests by workers and students there. Highway blockades, strikes by transportation workers and mass demonstrations have turned into violent protests after brutal police crackdowns, with hundreds arrested, dozens injured and at least two people dead after police opened fire on crowds besieging the parliament. Protesters have burned army vehicles and the national police headquarters, and taken dozens of police hostage.

The protests started when the Ecuadorian government made a deal with the IMF for billions in loans in exchange for harsh austerity measures and neoliberal reforms, which included scrapping fuel subsidies, doubling the price of fuel overnight. [video]/[video]/[video]/[video]