(Bloomberg) — Protesters in Ecuador hurled rocks at the motorcade transporting President Daniel Noboa, angry over his government’s decision to end a diesel subsidy last month, but he wasn’t harmed.

Noboa’s damaged black SUV also came under possible gunfire during the incident, according to his office, which took place in Cañar province, north of Ecuador’s third-largest city of Cuenca. The province has been a hotspot for protests since the 37-year-old leader eliminated the fuel subsidy that cost around $1.4 billion last year.

In a post on X, his office defiantly insisted the government won’t buckle under the pressure and that Noboa will continue to travel “to every corner of the country.” Five detainees are scheduled to be arraigned in court in Cuenca on Wednesday, facing charges of terro

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