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Police officers guard the Carondelet Palace before a march called by unions and social movements to protest the rise in fuel prices in Quito on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP) (Photo by RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP via Getty Images)
Police officers guard the Carondelet Palace before a march called by unions and social movements to protest the rise in fuel prices in Quito on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP) (Photo by RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP via Getty Images)