Chile Protests
Throughout October the Chilean people have been protesting against a rise in transport fares, high living costs, and inequality in the country. On October 1, 2019, the Panel of Public Transport Experts decided to raise fare prices to CLP$10 for buses and CLP$30 for the Santiago Metro and Metrotén a t peak hours with a fare decrease of CLP$30 at off-peak hours; scheduled to begin on October 6(cooperativa.cl). According to La Tercera, the protests began on October 7 as a fare-dodging campaign organized by students. The Metro began controlling access to stations, but the fare-dodging continued on with the slogan ¡ Evade! , and grew into more violent forms of protests such as breaking gates, shattering glass, and setting fires. One notable and outrageous event occurred last Friday; during all the destruction caused by the protests, tear gas, and rubber bullets, a Tweet surfaced showing President P i ñera attending a grandson's birthday par...