Posted on 10/20/2019 1:59:58 PM PDT by robowombat
Chilean Authorities Impose Second Curfew in 24 Hours in Santiago Amid Mass Riots
Esteban Felix
23:47 20.10.2019Get
BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) - The second curfew over the past 24 hours has been imposed in Santiago as the death toll from riots rose to four amid growing public unrest caused by heightened subway fares, the special presidential appointee for the national defence during the state of emergency, Javier Iturriaga, announced in a statement on Sunday. "First of all, we do this to protect people's lives. This is not an action against the citizens, these are not restrictions for the sake of restrictions ... I hope that starting from 7 p.m. [22:00 GMT], everything will be calm and we all will be home," Iturriaga said in a broadcast, streamed by the 24 Horas channel, when asked to confirm the new curfew.
The curfew will reportedly end at 6 a.m. Monday [9:00 GMT]. The first curfew was imposed on Saturday from 10 p.m. - 7 a.m. local time in the provinces of Santiago and Chacabuco, as well as in the municipalities of Puente Alto and San Bernardo.
Earlier in the day, the Chilean authorities confirmed that the riots had already left four people killed and more than 200 injured, while over 700 were detained by police for robbery, looting and other serious crimes.
Chile has been marred in public unrest since October 6, when the authorities increased subway fares. What started as peaceful public demonstrations, grew into violent rallies, clashes with law enforcement and public unrest. On Friday, the violence peaked as protesters burned several subway stations as well as buses, office buildings and supermarkets. The Santiago subway was closed for the weekend. The curfew also caused severe disruptions to the air traffic to and from Santiago.
The increasingly violent nature of the public riots forced the authorities to declare a state of emergency in the provinces of Santiago and Chacabuco, as well as in the municipalities of Puente Alto and San Bernardo on Saturday.
And to think that Chile is the most civilized country in the Americas south of the Rio Grande.
This begs the question. How much did they raise the subway fares? 1%, 5%, 80%.
That is the key question here, and it appears the article doesn’t answer it.
I find it hard to believe that this is only about subway fares.
They should all Chill out
And Im here all week and try the veal
They raised it from $1.12 to $1.16.
And they rolled it back after the violence. The damage is significant. It looks like they’ll need a hike to get things back in order.
I spend about 5 months a yr in Colombia and have Chile on my bucket list. Chile is not a 3rd world country...way ahead of a lot of Europe.
China fights back!
Yeah, I think the rash of protests in the world is the result of US and China intelligence agencies waging their parts in the “trade war”.
Don’t know details from this distance but judging by the Guy Fawkes masks I’ve seen in various reports, its leftists doing what leftists do.
I find it hard to believe that this is only about subway fares.
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I have been wondering if they are concealing the true nature of the riots - maybe it’s their version of Yellow Vest riots in Europe?
This smells like someone is fomenting unrest. Perhaps a Soros/globalist funded activity. This much rebellion over a meager increase in fare seems unlikely.
Gree, if I was ever to emigrate that is my country of choice
I lived for ten years in Chile and am in constant contact. This may have opportunistic elements perpetrated by the Communists, but both my friends on the left and on the right are fed up. The fare hike was the fuse, but the laissez-faire economy has been abusive, and mismanagement and corruption seem out of control.
Also causing anger: privatized social security that after a generation provides very little after “administrative costs” (and nobody seems to be able to give a good explanation of where the money went); lousy and expensive education; legislator pay 33x the minimum wage; salaries that cannot keep up with the costs of living for most people; collusion and price-fixing in every aspect of industry; and several more.
This one is complex. Not just commies or Soros, although they are taking advantage, for sure.
See #13 for the best I am able to make of it.
luv that country
Guess that means capitalism doesn’t work.
23 February 1917 in Petrograd started that way too. Two weeks later the Tsar was gone and 8 months later the Bolsheviks staged a successful coup.
News ewports of riots and burning of buildings continues. This looking more like Maduro/Putin involvement.
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