Chile’s Boric Moves to Broaden Message as His Popularity Tumbles

Faced with a slump in his popularity, Chile President Gabriel Boric doubled down on his ambitious social agenda in his first State of the Nation address Wednesday, while reaching out to the security forces the former student leader has criticized for years.

The government will guarantee a minimum monthly pension of 250,000 pesos ($303), write off student debts and present a bill legalizing euthanasia, Boric said in the televised event. Much of the money will come from a tax reform to be presented this month and that will target high earners and mining revenues, he said.