Chilean protests clash with security forces despite President Sebastian Pinera’s latest bid to end unrest by replacing a third of his cabinet
Demonstrators clash with riot police outside La Moneda presidential palace, in Santiago, on October 28, 2019.
By Monday evening, piles of detritus burned on street corners and some residents and business owners tried to extinguish blazes with handheld fire extinguishers. Speaking at the presidential palace on Monday, Pinera said that "these measures won't solve all our problems but they are an important first step."However, his government announced no policies Monday aimed at addressing 10 days of protests over deficient social services and the high cost of living in one of Latin America's most prosperous and modern nations.
Protesters almost uniformly say they are frustrated with the so-called neoliberal model that has left Chile with region-topping prosperity along with a widely criticized private pension system, and two-tiered health and education systems that blend the public and private, with better results for the minority who can afford to pay.
Adding to protesters' anger was a military crackdown on demonstrations and looting that has left 1,132 hurt, with dozens partially blinded by police or soldiers' gunshot pellets, according to the National Human Rights Institute and the Chilean College of Medicine.
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