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Alberto Fernández to visit Chile's Piñera in Santiago this month

16-01-2021 06:56 President Alberto Fernández will travel to Santiago on January 26 to meet with Chilean President Sebastián Piñera.

LANDSLIDE IN REFERENDUM

Chile abolishes constitution in groundbreaking vote for more inclusive democracy

31-10-2020 10:18 Events in Chile show us what frustrated people in democracies can achieve when they rise up.

LATIN AMERICA: LANDSLIDE IN REFERENDUM

Chile embarks upon a new path after landslide vote

31-10-2020 10:14 Chileans are eager for change, but a long road lies ahead in the search for a new constitution.

Referendum on constitution

Chileans look to future after referendum result

26-10-2020 17:43 Focus shifts to Chile's next chapter, as the country begins the tricky task of forging a new constitution.

Constitutional referendum

'Now there are real changes coming' – Chileans hail landmark vote

26-10-2020 08:10 Amid a year of Covid-19 contagion and social turmoil, Chileans vote for a new dawn.

Chile votes

Chileans overwhelmingly vote to scrap Pinochet-era constitution

25-10-2020 22:42 Chile voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to scrap its Pinochet-era constitution and draft a new one. With more than half the votes counted, 77.9% backed a fresh charter, a key demand by protesters that took to the streets last year in huge numbers.

Constitutional referendum

Sniffing the winds of change in Chile referendum

25-10-2020 14:50 A year to the day after more than one million people thronged downtown Santiago in the biggest march of Chile's social uprising, Chileans vote Sunday on whether to change the country's dictatorship-era Constitution.

Constitutional referendum

Chileans vote on whether to rewrite dictatorship-era charter

25-10-2020 11:08 Chileans will decide on Sunday whether or not to replace the constitution that dates back to the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, and secondly, if the current Congress or other citizens should write the new text.

Protests in Chile

Riots escalate in Chile as crunch referendum draws closer

20-10-2020 08:48 President Sebastián Piñera condemned burning of two churches and other violence that marred anti-government demonstrations, as Chile prepares to hold a landmark constitutional referendum.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Chile President Piñera condemns police violence against protesters

07-10-2020 01:09 Sebastián Piñera condemns police violence against protesters in Santiago after an officer threw a young demonstrator from a bridge.

Global pandemic

Chile seeks to end confinement amid global Covid-19 spikes

20-07-2020 14:13 Chilean President Sebastián Piñera announced the "Step by Step" plan to get out of 60 days of quarantine.

Coronavirus pandemic

Paralysis for Latin America with lockdowns, border closures

20-03-2020 12:30 Brazil closes land borders and Argentina enters nationwide lockdown, as Mexico and Peru report their first virus deaths.

Protests in Chile

Piñera will declare state of emergency if violence escalates in Chile

02-03-2020 17:14 Sebastián Piñera said on Sunday that he did not rule out the possibility of declaring a state of emergency again in Chile if violence intensifies in March.

Democracy in Crisis

Protests in Chile hit LatAm's biggest music festival

24-02-2020 09:48 Protesters, using rocks and molotov cocktails, engaged in clashes with the police during the Viña del Mar Music Festival in a demonstration against Chilean President Sebastián Piñera.

LGBT Rights

Chilean Congress takes tentative step toward marriage equality

16-01-2020 16:51 Chile's Senate approves important 'first step' toward marriage equality, but measure will face strong conservative opposition in the Chamber of Deputies.

DIPLOMATIC SPAT

Chile tells Argentina not to comment on 'internal policy situations'

24-12-2019 09:41 Foreign Ministry in Santiago contacts Felipe Solá to complain about comments made by Alberto Fernández, after Peronist leader highlights number of those arrested during protests in neighbouring country.

Chile Protests

UN report accuses Chilean law enforcement of egregious human rights abuses

13-12-2019 18:17 The United Nations investigation into Chilean security forces found serious human rights violations allegedly took place against protesters over the past two months, including deaths, torture, sexual abuse and the use of excessive force.

PLANE DISAPPEARANCE

Chile military plane disappears with 38 aboard, confirms Air Force

10-12-2019 08:46 Military plane with 38 people aboard goes missing after it took off from the country's south for a base in Antarctica and is presumed to have crashed, authorities say.

Chile Protests

Chileans who lost eyes in protests demonstrate in capital

01-12-2019 20:54 Protesters to support people who have lost eyes to police shotgun pellets and tear gas canisters during mass demonstrations that have wracked the country.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Human Rights Watch condemns 'serious' violations during Chile protests

27-11-2019 13:02 New York-based human rights group condemns "serious human rights violations, excessive use of force and abuses in detention" committed by Carabineros, saying they are "not coincidences."

Protests in Chile

Chile's Piñera acknowledges excess police force used in protests

19-11-2019 09:58 President admits excessive force used in clamping down on demonstrators, and promises “no impunity” for anyone who commits acts of violence.

Chile Protests

Chileans to vote in referendum on new constitution in April 2020

15-11-2019 16:55 After weeks of protests, President Sebastián Piñera has announced a referendum on constitutional reforms to be held in April 2020.

PESO SLUMPS

Chile's Central Bank to inject US$4 billion to halt curency slide

14-11-2019 11:05 Chile's currency closed at a new record low for the second day running on Wednesday after losing another 1.5 percent amidst a weeks-long crisis.

CHILE PROTESTS

Chile to amend constitution, a key demand of protesters

11-11-2019 13:36 As protests enter fourth week of violent unrest, President Sebastián Piñera agrees to rewrite and replace Pinochet-era document.

Chile Protests

Piñera on alleged abuses: Chilean government has 'nothing to hide'

06-11-2019 12:58 Demonstrations have shrunk in size, but protesters say it's not due to lack of commitment to the cause. Meanwhile, an investigation mounts against Chilean law enforcement for human rights abuses and the economy takes a hit.

COPA LIBERTADORES

Copa Libertadores final once more troubles South America

31-10-2019 17:02 One year on, South American football faces a familiar question: Where will the final of Copa Libertadores be played?

LANDMARK EVENTS

Chile scraps Asia-Pacific and climate summits amid protests

30-10-2019 12:23 Even a cabinet shakeup doesn't stem the country's protests, compelling Piñera to call off two major gatherings of international leaders Chile was scheduled to host.

Chile Protests

Fresh protests, looting erupt in Chile despite new Cabinet

29-10-2019 08:21 Fresh protests and attacks on businesses erupted in Chile Monday despite President Sebastián Piñera's replacement of eight important Cabinet ministers with more centrist figures, and his attempts to assure the country that he had heard calls for greater equality and improved social services.

Chile Protests

Estimated one million flood streets of Santiago as crisis continues

25-10-2019 20:27 Entering their second week, demonstrations against the Chilean government persist, growing in size and strength.

Chile Protests

UN to probe abuses in Chile as strike continues

24-10-2019 23:44 Head of UN Human Rights Council and former Chilean president says the “verification mission” will “examine the allegations of human rights violations.”

Chile Protests

Human rights groups in Buenos Aires support Chilean protesters

23-10-2019 17:00 Eleven NGOs issue call of solidarity and demand President Sebastián Piñera bring end to fighting through peaceful means.

CHILE PROTESTS

Piñera apologies to Chile, unveils raft of social measures

23-10-2019 07:17 "I recognise this lack of vision and I apologise to my compatriots," Pinera said in an address from the presidential palace in Santiago as he tries to halt violent protests over economic inequality which have swept the country and claimed 15 lives.

DEMONSTRATIONS IN CHILE

Piñera seeks end to Chile's crisis after 15 die in violent clashes

22-10-2019 12:55 Chile president to meet with other political parties in bid to end street violence; Presidential hopeful Alberto Fernández and Security Minister Patricia Bullrich weight in on crisis.

Bloomberg

Political risk alive in Latin America as protests spread

21-10-2019 12:25 Countries are largely rejecting the austerity sought by investors and international institutions, leaving leaders with the decision to cut back social spending and risk political unrest or maintain the status quo and jeopardise global investment.

PROTESTS IN CHILE

'We are at war,' declares Piñera, as violence in Chile continues

21-10-2019 00:54 "We are at war with a powerful, relentless enemy that respects nothing or anyone," declares president after he cancels subway fare hike that sparked violence.

Unasur

Ecuadorean congress confirms country's exit from weakened Unasur

20-09-2019 17:39 Ecuador’s withdrawal from Union of South American Nations underlines fall from grace for the regional bloc.

CAMPAIGN WATCH

Macri and Fernández have good reason to cooperate

13-09-2019 23:48 If he wants to have a future in politics, namely lead the opposition or even dream of a comeback à la Chile’s Sebastián Piñera, Macri needs to deliver an orderly end to his traumatic first administration.

by Marcelo J. Garcia

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Margolis: Argentina’s mess doesn't herald a comeback for Latin America’s left

30-08-2019 13:10 Macri’s fall is stark. Yet what will his misfortunes mean for like-minded conservative leaders elected to change course in a region staggered by soaring unemployment, voter discontent and slowing economies?

AMAZON AFLAME

Bolsonaro says Amazon nations should decide region's future

29-08-2019 11:31 A September conference in Colombia is now set for all Amazon nations except Venezuela to discuss the crisis.

AMAZON AFLAME

Brazil accepts planes from Chile to fight Amazon fires

28-08-2019 15:28 After meeting with Chile's Piñera, Bolsonaro promotes strategy of "preserving the environment" and "exploration sustainable in our region."

BLOOMBERG – FEATURE

Chile's glaciers may have a bigger problem than climate change

15-08-2019 10:34 Chile has one of the world’s largest reserves of fresh water outside the north and south poles, but the abundant glaciers that are the source of that precious commodity are melting fast. That’s not just an ecological disaster in the making – it’s rapidly becoming an economic and political dilemma for the government of Latin America’s richest nation.

Mercosur summit

Piñera, Macri discuss dangers of populist 'snake charmers' in LatAm

18-07-2019 09:09 Mauricio Macri shares the stage with his Chilean par Sebastián Piñera at the Mercosur summit to discuss politics in Latin America.

ENVIRONMENT

Chile to close eight coal-fired power stations amid renewables push

04-06-2019 22:54 Chile, a net importer of energy, has relied increasingly on coal-powered electricity generation over the last decade, driven largely by the end of imports of natural gas from Argentina.