The inciting incident, like many mass protests, was a seemingly minor event: a meager fare hike for public transit.Young Chileans started protesting en … Chile's government extended a state of emergency to several cities across the country, after a weekend of violent clashes, looting and arson attacks.. Five people were reported to … A riot police truck fires water to demonstrators during the ongoing protests against policies of Sebastian Piñera and longstanding inequality on Nov. 15, 2019 in Santiago, Chile. Five people died after looters torched a garment factory near Chile's capital Santiago, bringing the death toll in violent protests to at least eight. Broken glass and bricks littered streets in Santiago after more violent protests Monday, prompting Chile's government to extend a curfew in the capital for a third straight day. How did the protests start? “Chile is waking up,” they say. Pinera, who initially said the protests meant Chile was “at war,” later apologized and announced a $1.2 billion package of spending that includes money for pensions and a … But there he was, leading a group of protesters, in front of a bus, spray-painted on walls … Chile erupted into chaos on Oct. 18, and protests and vandalism have … In Chile’s streets, protesters chant a message now heard by the rest of the world. What’s happening? Chile has seen several weeks of unrest, including street protests, riots, and vandalism, that has so far killed twenty people and injured more than one thousand others.