[72], At the end of January 2020, the social unrest (which had reduced somewhat during the Chilean summer holidays) resumed again with large demonstrations. Students keep driving protests demanding change in Chile. “In a police force with a minimum professional level this should not have happened,” writer Pedro Gandolfo tweeted. Santiago residents banged pots and pans in anger over the shooting, while Chileans took to social media to call for reforms and condemn what happened. Today, Jackson, 32, is a congressman and a leader of the Chilean left. A 38-year-old man died in a supermarket fire on Matucana Avenue, located along the border of Santiago and, Five people died in a textile factory fire in, A 21-year-old protester was shot dead by soldiers in, A 23-year-old protester was shot dead inside a. Additionally, several allegations claimed that the armed forces had disproportionately shot protesters. [50], A major event that galvanized the day's movement was related to Sebastián Piñera himself. Chileans will vote this month on whether to adopt a new political constitution. [85] Two Catholic churches in Santiago were burned as well. [82], On October 18, 2020, a year after the protests of October 18, 2019, individuals set a fire on the Parroquia de La Asunción in Santiago, resulting in the bell tower collapsing from the fire. Detained members of the international press were later released without charge. [14] As described by The Washington Post, while the last three decades of neoliberal policies made Chile "one of South America’s wealthiest countries, with inflation under control and easy access to credit", they also "created stark economic disparities and strapped many Chileans into debt". [68], On 25 October, over a million people took to the streets in Santiago, and thousands more throughout Chile, to protest against President Piñera, demanding his resignation. The body of a man thought to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning was recovered from a supermarket which had been looted and burnt. “A shameful act with a tragic result.”. Americas. [42] The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) states, that 1% of the population in Chile controls 26.5% of the country's wealth, while 50% of low-income households access 2.1%. A woman uses her phone as security forces members look on in Santiago, Chile, on 16 December 2019. Americas. [53] In an address to the nation in the evening, President Piñera announced the cancellation of the fare increase and the establishment of a dialogue panel, with representatives from across society, to discuss the underlying causes behind the unrest. The Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos (INDH) reported at the end of January 2020 that 427 persons had received eye injuries at the hands of the police. In response, the Metro authority began controlling access to several stations. [33][34], The price of public transport in Greater Santiago is determined by the Panel of Public Transport Experts (Spanish: Panel de Expertos del Transporte Público), which uses an automatic calculation formula to adjust fares on a monthly basis. Sixteen police officers and two civilians were injured. “We saw the result of the lack of those reforms during the social uprising, when major human rights groups reported on rights violations. Taking advantage of the situation, government agencies erased most of the graffiti and street art in downtown Santiago that was drawn during the protests. [10] The INDH also recorded 697 attacks on lone civilians by state actors between the start of the protests in October and 31 January. In: DW.com, 9. This page was last edited on 8 March 2021, at 02:20. It soon escalated as rioters burned buses and metro stations, looted businesses, and clashed with security forces. And on the Friday night when the protests in Santiago really exploded, he was photographed having dinner at an upscale pizzeria. The Chilean cities of Antofagasta, Temuco and Concepcion also saw outbursts of violence. The INDH announced it would sue the Carabineros for torture. On 3 April, President Sebastián Piñera visited an empty Plaza Italia and took some pictures in it, which was considered by many as a way of taunting the protesters under quarantine. [16], The protests began on Monday, 7 October, as secondary-school students began an orchestrated campaign of fare dodging on the Santiago Metro. What is not as widely recognized in the United States is… Similar incidents were reported in the port city of Valparaíso. On October 2, an incident occurred when a police officer pushed a 16-year-old protester from the Pío Nono bridge to the Mapocho river. [83] One of the 5 suspects is a Chilean Navy Corporeal,[84] which may have been an infiltrator from the Armed Forces, this was denied by the government and the Chilean Navy. [88], On November 18, 2020, hundreds demonstrated in the capital demanding President Piñera's resignation with regards to police repression of the protests. [10] The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) denounced the violence of the police and announced that between 18 October and 6 December 2019, 28,000 people had been imprisoned. [111] According to the Chilean Ophthalmology Society, this is the highest number of injuries of this type registered during protests or in conflict zones in the world. A few days before the protests, he said in an interview that Chile is an oasis in the region, doubling down on the narrative of Chilean exceptionalism. [10], The protests had to come to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the establishment of several partial lockdowns in Santiago and other cities. [41], According to Jose Miguel Ahumada, a political economist and associate professor at the University of Chile, the country is "one of the most unequal countries in Latin America". Among these factors would be the purchase without tender of a new fleet of electric buses for the Metropolitan Mobility Network and the suspension of the new tender for bus services, both decisions made by the administration of Minister Gloria Hutt. Additionally, according to National Statistics Institute of Chile, while the minimum wage in Chile is 301,000 pesos, half of the workers in that country receive a salary equal to or less than 400,000 pesos. President Piñera extended the state of emergency in the north and south of the country and said "we are at war against a powerful enemy that doesn't respect anything or anyone". As we know, Dr. King developed methods of non-violent resistance learned from Gandhi's work. The 2019–2020 Chilean protests, known in Chile as El Estallido Social (The Social Outbreak),[11][12] are a series of massive demonstrations and severe riots originated in Santiago and spread to all regions of Chile, with a greater impact in the main cities, such as Greater Valparaíso, Greater Concepción, Arica, Iquique, Antofagasta, La Serena, Rancagua, Chillán, Temuco, Valdivia, Osorno, Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas, developed mainly between October 2019 and March 2020. The 2019–2020 Chilean protests, known in Chile as El Estallido Social (The Social Outbreak), are a series of massive demonstrations and severe riots originated in Santiago and spread to all regions of Chile, with a greater impact in the main cities, such as Greater Valparaíso, Greater Concepción, Arica, Iquique, Antofagasta, La Serena, Rancagua, Chillán, Valdivia, Osorno, Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas, developed mainly between October 2019 and March 2020. Protests In Chile Chilean protesters were back on the streets Friday to vent their anger over the country's paltry pensions, fragile safety net and police brutality against demonstrators. A curfew was declared on 19 October in the Greater Santiago area.[20][21]. "[116] Amnesty International went on to state that "[the military and police] are using unnecessary and excessive force with the intention of injuring and punishing protesters. Small protests by violent groups of masked youths continued regularly even during summer vacation and led to regular vandalism of businesses and clashes with police. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. [23][70], On November 8, approximately 75,000 people took to the streets of Santiago to take part in anti-government protests. The protests have prompted the UN High Commissioner and former Chilean president, Michelle Bachelet to take action and send a team to Chile … A doctor assaulted by a police officer during a protest indicated that the police officer had signs of being under the influence of drugs. He also represents a new generation of Chilean youth that are unencumbered by … [47] [39], In addition, there is criticism that rail transit fares in Santiago are the second highest in Latin America (only surpassed by São Paulo). [48] At that time, 133 arrests had been made and damage to Metro infrastructure was estimated at up to 500 million pesos (US$700,000). In the following days, protests and riots expanded to other Chilean cities, including Concepción, San Antonio and Valparaíso. Poparcie dla protestów w Chile", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2019–2020_Chilean_protests&oldid=1010926935, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles to be expanded from December 2019, Articles needing translation from Spanish Wikipedia, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2020, Articles containing Spanish-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. [25][27], On 27 October, President Piñera requested all of his cabinet ministers to resign;[69] however, he accepted 8 resignations, including the Interior Minister Andrés Chadwick. 2019. The Violeta Parra Museum was arson attacked. Piñera later regretted the situation and mentioned that he was "misinterpreted". ", "Chile extends curfew again as violent unrest paralyzes one of Latin America's biggest cities", "Explainer: Chile's inequality challenge: What went wrong and can it be fixed? [75][76] Despite the lockdown, some protests appeared during International Workers' Day in Santiago that resulted in the arrest of 57 people by Carabineros. The check resulted in a dispute that ended with one of the agents firing at the street artist, according to a video widely circulated by local channels and on social media, the news agency said. The number of deaths during protests over social inequality in Chile rose to at least eight people on Oct. 20. [29][30], According to the National Institute of Human Rights (INDH), the use of rubber pellets by security forces has left at least 964 injured, including 222 with eye problems. Although the majority were peaceful, within the framework of the Chile national plebiscite of 2020's campaign, there were isolated clashes with police, 580 people being detained, and two severe fires were registered in the Church of San Francisco de Borja and in the Parroquia de la Asunción, two catholic churches of Santiago. I hope that justice is done,” Ricardo Valdivia, Panguipulli’s mayor, told Radio Cooperativa. Demonstrators clash with riot police during protests in Valparaiso, Chile, on October 20, 2019. [25][27] Human rights organisations have received several reports of violations conducted against protesters by security forces, including eye mutilation, torture, sexual abuse and sexual assault. Growing anger over low wages, high costs of … [119], In late November, security forces announced the suspension of the use of rubber pellets as a crowd control method in the protests. A year after protests that paralyzed the nation, Chileans vote Sunday on replacing their constitution approved under dictator Augusto Pinochet. [60][61], President Piñera again addressed the nation on the evening of 20 October. [66] The intendant of the Metropolitan Region announced that schools would remain closed on 22 October in 48 of the region's communes. Chileans have voted to replace a constitution dating from the military dictatorship. The shooting took place on Friday in Panguipulli, a popular lakeside resort around 800km south of the capital Santiago, prompting hundreds to take to the streets in protest. [49], On Friday, 18 October, the situation escalated as protests unfolded in downtown Santiago. [28][29][30][32] Amnesty International's investigations "allege that state security forces, including both the police and army, deliberately use excessive force against protesters. 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Confrontations continued and expanded over the following days, with turnstiles and ticket machines being destroyed at San Joaquín station on 17 October and four stations closed in the evening. The Violeta Parra Museum was again arson attacked, with eyewitnesses recording that Carabineros shot at least 6 tear gas canisters into the building. Piñera later addressed the nation and announced a 15-day state of emergency in the capital, allowing the armed forces to patrol the city alongside the Carabineros, Chile's militarized national police force. [36] The increase was justified by the panel due to increase of the rate index, which is subject to variations in the value of fuel, the value of the US dollar, the value of the euro, the cost of labor, and the consumer price index among other variables, such that the costs to the subway have risen. The Chilean government has ordered police to hand over all records of the incident to the Public Ministry, which has launched an investigation. A Polish teacher was accidentally shot and killed by his father-in-law, who was trying to stop looters in a nearby supermarket. 11. [51] An unidentified customer who happened to be inside took photographs and posted them anonymously on Twitter, showing a relaxed Piñera eating inside and his private escort convoy sitting outside the building. Ivan Alvarado / Reuters There’s a lot of human rights violations, oppression by the Chilean police in the shanty towns near the capital, which we never hear of.”. As football fans left a stadium in Santiago after a match, a Carabinero vehicle struck and killed Jorge Mora. Wider protests since late 2019 have put the country’s Carabinero police force under intense scrutiny, with local and international watchdog groups alleging excessive use … ¿ir al cine? The situation sparked new protests on Saturday, October 3 near Plaza Italia, being the first time since the start of a national lockdown that the square is taken by protesters. "[118] Human Rights Watch stated that "indiscriminate and improper use of riot guns and shotguns, abuse of detainees in custody, and poor internal accountability systems gave rise to serious violations of the rights of many Chileans". [28] Similar allegations have been received by Chile's National Institute for Human Rights, which also included reports of sexual violence. Protesters elsewhere took to the streets in every major Chilean city. More than 241 Chileans have suffered eye injuries as demonstrations wear on [24][25] As of 28 December, 2019, 29 people have died,[26] nearly 2,500 have been injured and 2,840 have been arrested. [23] Widespread looting has occurred at shops and businesses. [24][25], As of 26 October 19 people have died, nearly 2,500 have been injured, and 2,840 have been arrested. [44] In Pictures: Churches set ablaze as Chile protests turn violent, Thousands of Indian women join farmers’ protests against new laws. “We regret the loss of this young juggler. The Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications is advised by the panel and must be notified of any price changes. Initial reports suggested this was due to the indiscriminate firing of tear gas canisters by Carabineros into the building. [89], During the protests 36 people have died as of February 2020, and thousands have been injured and arrested. [37] The fare change was scheduled to take effect from 6 October. The Panguipulli municipal building was set on fire by protesters angered over the killing of a street juggler by a police officer [Alicia Caceceres/ATON CHILE/AFP]Boris Van Der Spek, the editor in chief at the multimedia news site Chile Today, told Al Jazeera that a lack of reform in the police force is at the heart of the problem. 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[67] Michelle Bachelet, a former President of Chile now serving as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, issued a call for open, sincere and immediate dialogue and warned that "the use of inflammatory rhetoric will only serve to further aggravate the situation". 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[54] A curfew was imposed between 22:00 and 07:00 hours. [18][19] On the same day, President of Chile Sebastián Piñera announced a state of emergency, authorizing the deployment of Chilean Army forces across the main regions to enforce order and prevent the destruction of public property, and invoked before the courts the Ley de Seguridad del Estado ("State Security Law") against dozens of detainees. ("evade"), the fare-dodging campaign continued and grew over the remainder of that week and into the next. 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The protests were catalysed by incidents such as the death of Jorge Mora, struck by a Carabinero vehicle after a football match. Under the slogan ¡Evade! [79], In the following weeks, small protests appeared again in Plaza Italia usually on Fridays and were severely repressed by Carabineros. March often brings protests in Chile as people return from the Southern Hemisphere summer holiday. [citation needed] The pandemic interrupted the protests, with social distancing measures and eventual government-imposed lockdowns in place.
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