The sense of urgency of the Chilean streets is charged with truths that have been clouded for decades by the dominant ideology and are now evident with all their strength.
The estallido represented a movement of tectonic plates of Chilean society that have not yet settled.
Report from Bruno Magalhães (PSOL International Observatory) directly from Santiago, Chile.
ALL SUPPORT TO THE CHILEAN PEOPLE: NOT ONLY 30 PESOS! BELOW THE CURFEW! AGAINST THE ABUSES OF PIÑERA! Chile is considered an example for the Bolsonaro government and the Brazilian business community. Some political sectors of our country envy the Chilean economic model, which they call “Latin American Switzerland”. But the popular uprising that has […]
“Cuchara de palo frente a tus balazos y al toque de queda… Cacerolazo” (Ana Tijoux[1]) [1] Ana Tijoux é uma cantora franco-chilena conhecida por tratar de temas como pós-colonialismo, feminismo, ambientalismo e justiça social em suas letras. Fez essa música especialmente para os protestos recentes de 2019. Ver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVaTuVNN7Zs I arrived in Santiago on October […]
At the beginning of last week an increase in fares was announced for the Santiago subway, a fundamental means of transport in this city, which unleashed a wave of protests led by the students who called for days of “subway evasion”. Subway evasions were harshly suppressed by police inside the metro stations themselves, with tear […]
When the pots pounded endlessly on Sunday, October 20, after 48 hours of intense protest, it was common for protesters to ironically recall President Piñera’s words about Chile being an oasis in South America. “His oasis turned to ashes.” They said, pointing to the barricade fire. Until last week his center-right government boasted of a […]
The social explosion that began on October 18 against the increase in Santiago Metro fares has much deeper causes, causing social mobilization in all regions of the country. Chilean society has grown tired of the few living at the expense of the majority and any social cost falling on the poor. This mobilization, which is […]
As Nuevo Peru Movement we express our solidarity with the just mobilization of the Chilean people and condemn the brutal repressive violence.
Is not the same situation; unhappy we haven’t a government like Allende how to stop at that moment to the right and fascism. An issue that is topical in the face of the advance of totalitarianism and the pro-fascist right in the world and in Brazil.
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