According to tweets by opposition members in Ecuador, roadblocks have begun to be set up in various parts of the country, as a national strike has been called for this Thursday.

Also, immediately after midnight, the Ecuadorean Metropolitan Police in the country's capital Quito deployed almost 5,000 police to guard the safety of people, businesses and homes during the scheduled protests.

The Workers Unitary Front had announced they would block Ecuador’s major highways from midnight Wednesday.

The Ecuadorean opposition trade union are planning to close down major highways around the country as part of national anti-government actions, the organization’s leader has warned.

Pablo Serrano, head of the Workers Unitary Front (FUT), said that the midnight protest to block roads will take place on a national level.

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