“A peaceful rally of about 1 million people gathered in the capital,” Rubilar wrote on her Twitter.
Chile hoy vive una jornada histórica. La RM es protagonista de una pacífica marcha de cerca de 1 millón de personas que representan el sueño de un Chile nuevo, de forma transversal sin distinción. Más diálogo y marchas pacíficas requiere nuestro país ❤! # ArribaStgo💪 # RMdeTodospic.twitter.com / RWcLBU67LD
- Karla Rubilar Barahona (@KarlaEnAccion) October 25, 2019The mayor said that what is happening is a "historical event."
She also added that Chile needed more peaceful marches.
Earlier, the building of the National Congress of Chile was evacuated due to attempts by protesters to storm it.
On October 20, it became known that law enforcement officials in Chile detained 1,462 people during protests that swept the whole country.