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Ecuador freezes fuel prices, after struggle with social movements

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, announced this Friday (22) the freezing of fuel prices and promised that he would enforce "without exceptions" the official prices of the basic food basket in the country, after an intense struggle with social movements over his tax and labor reforms.

"As of today, the monthly increases in fuel prices are suspended, the price of Extra gasoline is fixed at 2.55 dollars, and the price of Diesel for public, community, school, tourism, heavy load, mixed transport and for the general public, at 1.90 dollars," he announced.

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