This Tuesday, Vincent Hervouet decrypts the demonstrations and violence that shake Chile, and the introduction of the curfew of President Pinera.
In Chile, third night under curfew. Twelve people in total died in looting and riots. Half of the country remains in a state of emergency. The President is gathering political parties today to find an outlet for the crisis.
Chile is the land of volcanoes, tsunamis, the world champion of earthquakes. There are not always signs before runners. No one has seen the riots that are shaking Chile. As much anger was predictable in Catalonia, Algeria, Lebanon, Hong Kong, Ecuador or Bolivia that night too. As much, the fury of the Chileans took the world by surprise. President Pinera praised his country, an oasis of stability now, he claims to make war on those who want to destroy democracy.
He assumes the curfew, the massive arrests, the soldiers who patrol the city, all these measures that remind Pinochet. So, those who want revenge on the story sing "El pueblo unido" as in the time of Allende. It's an optical illusion. The metro Santiago is the same as in Paris, cleaner and more modern, the ticket costs one euro. The price rose 3% in January, and another 3% last week.
This increase has enraged students. It was canceled but too late, the rioters attacked the 78 stations and destroyed several. A few cents of increases will cost $ 300 million. Three million daily passengers will go on foot or by taxi. The middle class is rebelling, students in debt, pensioners who do not make ends meet, but it is she as always who pays the pots broken.