 In June and July 2007 in several communities of the Amazonía and domestic South, protests were carried out against oil and mining concessions to transnational companies (PetroChina, PetroBras and mining Canadian).According to some media, the Government repressed abusing from the force to these mobilizations.Rafael Correa was re-elected for a second term in the April 2009 general election, where he gained 52% of the vote.