The details, from the BBC:
Ecuador’s state oil company says it is suspending crude oil exports following five days of protests in two provinces that have slashed production.Hundreds of demonstrators in Sucumbios and Orellana have occupied oil installations and airports.
What it all boils down to:
Not all sections of Ecuadoran society have benefited equally from oil revenues.The traditionally dominant Spanish-descended elite gained far more than the indigenous peoples, who make up a large proportion of those who live in poverty.
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