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| Chile's president reverses fare increase as unrest continues | Chile's president reverses fare increase as unrest continues |
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| Chilean president Sebastián Piñera has announced that he would reverse public transport fare hikes which had caused widespread protests in the country. | |
| Chile protests: state of emergency declared in Santiago as violence escalates | Chile protests: state of emergency declared in Santiago as violence escalates |
| Piñera said in a national broadcast from the presidential palace in Santiago late on Saturday that he had listened “with humility” to “the voice of my compatriots” and to discontent over the cost of living in one of Latin America’s wealthiest yet most unequal nations. He also announced a working group to address their concerns. | |
| Separately, the army imposed a curfew late on Saturday in parts of Santiago. Pinera had earlier announced a state of emergency in the capital as clashes with police continued and spread to other Chilean cities. | Separately, the army imposed a curfew late on Saturday in parts of Santiago. Pinera had earlier announced a state of emergency in the capital as clashes with police continued and spread to other Chilean cities. |
| As ordained by Chile’s dictatorship-era constitution, the state of emergency will apply to Santiago and can last for 15 days. It grants the government additional powers to restrict citizens’ freedom of movement and their right to assembly. It saw soldiers return to the streets for the first time since an earthquake devastated parts of the country in 2010. | As ordained by Chile’s dictatorship-era constitution, the state of emergency will apply to Santiago and can last for 15 days. It grants the government additional powers to restrict citizens’ freedom of movement and their right to assembly. It saw soldiers return to the streets for the first time since an earthquake devastated parts of the country in 2010. |
| Chile students' mass fare-dodging expands into city-wide protest | Chile students' mass fare-dodging expands into city-wide protest |
| “The aim is to ensure public order and the safety of public and private property,” Piñera said in a televised address. “There will be no room for violence in a country with the rule of law at its core.” | “The aim is to ensure public order and the safety of public and private property,” Piñera said in a televised address. “There will be no room for violence in a country with the rule of law at its core.” |
| At least three people died on Saturday after a supermarket in Santiago was set alight by demonstrators, while many flights into the city’s airport were suspended as crew were unable to get to work, the city’s governor said on Sunday. “We regret to inform that according to preliminary information from Chilean police two people were found fatally burned in San Bernardo and a seriously injured person was moved to hospital where they died,” she said in a tweet on Sunday. She did not name the supermarket. | |
| The latest protests follow grievances over the cost of living, specifically of healthcare, education and public services. Anger has also been directed at the Carabineros national police force, whose heavy-handed repression of protests has come under the spotlight. Once one of the country’s most respected institutions, its reputation has been eroded by corruption scandals and a reputation for brutality. | The latest protests follow grievances over the cost of living, specifically of healthcare, education and public services. Anger has also been directed at the Carabineros national police force, whose heavy-handed repression of protests has come under the spotlight. Once one of the country’s most respected institutions, its reputation has been eroded by corruption scandals and a reputation for brutality. |
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