Chile's president rolls back subway fare hike amid protests

A protester kicks a tear gas canister launched by police during a protest in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019.

“I have heard with humility the voice of my compatriots,” Piñera said before announcing that “we are going to suspend” the fare hike.The protest by students began on Monday when hundreds of young people mobbed several metro stations in Santiago, jumping over or dipping under turnstiles in a fare-dodging protest against the 4% increase in fares.

On Friday, the operator of Santiago’s subway system announced the suspension of service in three of its six lines. Later Friday, it announced the suspension of all six, stranding hundreds of thousands of furious commuters. Near midnight, Chile’s conservative president declared a state of emergency in affected areas, allowing authorities to restrict rights to assembly and movement. Soldiers were deployed in the streets.

Despite Pinera’s lifting of the fare hike, subway and public transportation services remained suspended late Saturday, and the state of emergency was still in place. Authorities imposed a 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. local time curfew for Santiago.

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AP Stop lying. Is more than just Metro fares. Is 10 years of proce increases and cuts in pentions. Chile is 100% pricatized. No social programs. They are also getting shot and killed. Come on AP report the real news

Paz

I hate this guy

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Meanwhile in DC, fare costs have nearly tripled. We’re increased for higher gas costs and were never decreased when gas prices retreated...

BreakingNewsChi

That is for free,good

BreakingNewsChi It's not inly the Subway fare, it's the fare of the electricity, education, Health, the retirees with a low AFP pension, etc. 'It isn't 30 pesos, it's 30 years of abuse'

hell yeah

Lookup how the five cent subway ride doomed NY subway

Why are the people unhappy about another tax? Look at the free stuff the Government has promised.

GO ON PEOPLE OF CHILE!!! THIS IS JUST THE START, YOU WILL GET THE RICHLY DESERVED CHANGES YOU NEED AND DESERVE!! LOVE YOU SO MUCH

In America the president is robbing the country blind, betraying allies, bankrupting farmers and the people are mildly annoyed. In Chile the president raised subway fares and the people shut down the country. America needs more Chile.

power to the people🌏

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