Economics
Protests Over Food Shortages Erupt in Chile Amid Virus Lockdown
- Riots come after government pledged food baskets for the poor
- Roughly 40% of nation’s population is on a strict lockdown
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Chile risks the return of the social unrest that wracked the nation late last year following protests against food shortages in the capital Santiago amid a tight lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
Dozens of protesters blocked traffic and threw rocks at police in the poor neighborhood of El Bosque in demonstrations that lasted most of Monday, according to videos posted on social media. Local media reported sporadic incidents in other parts of the city that were capped by pot-banging protests at night in several neighborhoods.