Over the past week numerous anti-government protests have taken place across Latin America. Here are some of them: - Nearly 700 protesters were arrested in Chile as marchers clashed with police in the capital, Santiago (image). The protest yesterday was organized by the country’s main labor union against what it deemed as the “neoliberal model” still upheld by President Michele Bachelet.
- Despite the high arrest count in Chile, things got very ugly in Honduras when a teacher was killed. A hotel owner in Santa Rosa de Copan was arrested after “losing his patience” and firing his gun into a multitude of marchers.
- Several groups opposed to Bolivian President Evo Morales called to “defend democracy” during protests in six of the country’s nine states on Tuesday. Some violence was reported as organizers urged people to stay home and shut down businesses.
- Lastly, several hundred Argentines rode motorboats with protest banners along the Uruguay River as they expressed their anger at a controversial pulp mill soon to open near the river. Argentina’s government has joined environmentalists who allege that the Finnish-owned mill will greatly pollute the river which serves as a border between Argentina and Uruguay.
Sources- Bloomberg, AHN, SignOnSanDiego.com, Voice of America, International Herald Tribune, Forbes, Migrant Tales
Image- BBC News
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