Leaders of South America Discussion on response to successive anti-government demonstrations Brazil, 7 December 17:53
An international conference was held in Brazil where leaders from South American countries participated. We discussed the response to anti-government demonstrations in South America, such as the appointment of the APEC Summit scheduled in Chile being canceled, and decided to cooperate to prevent further expansion.
Leaders from six countries, including four countries in the customs union “Mercosur” made in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, gathered in a city in southern Brazil, Bengon Salves, and held a meeting.
The theme of the meeting is to respond to anti-government demonstrations that are spreading throughout South America. President Brazilian President Borzonaro, who has a unique situation in each country and respects democracy, pointed out that `` no conflict will be produced '' and that the conflict between the right and the left has sharpened Showed concern.
In addition, in order to prevent the spread of demonstrations, sharing information on immigrants from some Venezuela, which is said to be inciting demonstrations, and economic cooperation in the region to reduce economic disparities that are causing the demonstrations. Decided to strengthen.
In South America, the APEC = Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, which was scheduled to be held in Chile last month, was canceled due to the intensification of anti-government demonstrations, and in Bolivia, the president was driven into exile. Stabilized.
However, it is not easy to eliminate the problems of poverty and economic inequality that are behind the demonstration, and countries have not found any effective means.
Anti-government demonstration spreading
In South America, anti-government demonstrations are taking place in various countries.
In Peru, a large-scale demonstration took place in late September when the president unilaterally declared the dissolution of the parliament, which is dominated by the opposition, divided between the president's supporters and the opposition supporters. The turmoil has converged in such a way that the president pushes away the opposition party, but in early October it spread to neighboring Ecuador. There was a large-scale demonstration by indigenous peoples protesting the government's austerity policy. Demonstrations were intensifying, and the Ecuadorian government was forced to relocate the capital, causing confusion, and President Moreno was forced to withdraw from the policy and apologize.
Furthermore, in Chile, which has been said to be an honor student in South America, demonstrations by students protesting the government's austerity fiscal policy that began in mid-October have intensified, and the confusion has stopped. As a result, we were forced to abandon the policy and abandon the APEC Summit scheduled in November.
Last month, Bolivian President Morales was exiled to Mexico in the form of a demonstration that protested fraud in the elections.
In Chile, large-scale anti-government demonstrations and strikes continue, and in Colombia, confusion is spreading with large-scale demonstrations protesting the government's austerity policy.
In South America, there is a fierce conflict between the right-wing political party that gives priority to economic growth and is supported by the middle class and the wealthy, and the left-wing party that supports the weak and supports the poor. The situation continues where chaos does not stop.