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Who are they protecting?
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Not really protecting anybody, it's an attempt to replace Venezuelan-sourced Diesel fuel for natural gas drilled in Bolivia.
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Do they have an "indigenous" small diesel?
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IIRC there's not even local assembly of cars in Bolivia, let alone engine manufacturing. Nowadays most of the vehicles sold there are either Japanese (eventually made in Thailand or Indonesia by local branches of Japanese companies) or Chinese.
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Is diesel subsidized for a certain sector, like buses and agriculture?
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Yes, it is heavily subsidized, mostly due to its usage on public transport but not specific to any certain sector.
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Use of subsidized lpg in vehicles is a big problem in Ecuador.
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I'm not aware of the situation of LPG-powered vehicles in Ecuador, but anyway, Ecuador is probably the country with the slowest growth in the market for CNG as an automotive fuel in the region (excluding the Guyanas for which I have no clue about the availability of gaseous fuels).
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That subsidy is ending, as they attempt to transition to subsidized hydroelectric (made by China) powered induction coil stoves (Made in China). A horrible idea horribly executed. Hurrah for socialism!
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Induction coil stoves don't seem so bad at all, they're even supposed to decrease the risk of fire in the household or carbon monoxide poisoning in poorly-ventilated spaces. But anyway, socialism is destroying South America. I just hope Brazilian Army will uphold to a recent statement of general Antônio Hamilton Martins Mourão who said the Army will eventually have to impose the order in case the Justice doesn't dump the corrupts out of the political life of the country.