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Bassa defends October 18 demands seven years after social uprising
The Broad Front deputy said debt and low pensions continue to affect families, and responded to Providencia Mayor Jaime Bellolio.
Police arrest three young people over robbery of a delivery truck in San Bernardo
The detainees, aged 16, 17 and 18, used a fake pistol; police recovered the entire cargo, valued at around $14 million.

Criteria: 59% believe the social uprising was negative for Chile
Seven years after October 18, positive views of the uprising have risen for the first time since 2020, reaching 41%, according to the Criteria poll.
Deputy Bassa defends the social uprising and says he does not hand out indulgences
The Broad Front lawmaker told EmolTV that the discontent of 2019 persists in households and criticized Providencia Mayor Jaime Bellolio.
Macron rejects his interior minister's resignation following unrest in France
Laurent Núñez took responsibility for the violence that left nearly 2,400 people detained, but the Élysée asked him to remain in charge of the police.
Lautaro Carmona defends October 18 demands seven years after social unrest
The Communist Party leader urged people not to view October 18 solely through the lens of violence and rejected pardons for those convicted of crimes against humanity.

Special Police Operations Group negotiates with armed man barricaded in a Macul home
Neighbors reported screams from a house on Quilín Avenue; traffic remains suspended between Premio Nobel and Poeta Juan Guzmán Cruchaga.
Prosecutor’s Office investigates death of 16-year-old girl in an Independencia tenement
Prosecutor Nicolás Núñez said they have not ruled out any hypothesis and that the mother has yet to give a statement to investigators.
Alberto Mayol: the social uprising no longer serves anyone politically
The University of Santiago academic warns that distrust in institutions persists and could take forms other than street protests.
France records 1,200 arrests after mass protests involving fires and looting
The French government called for pretrial detention for those arrested and attributed the violence to a political maneuver; the radical left rejects that claim.
Confech and opposition lawmakers push for changes to the 2027 education budget
Students, unions and lawmakers from the Communist Party to the Party for Democracy demand changes to the 2027 education budget and do not rule out further protests.
Minister Arrau promises sanctions after unrest on anniversary of social uprising
The public security minister reported around 30 arrests and six police officers injured, and said the evidence is already with prosecutors.

Unauthorized October 18 march leaves 29 detained and six police officers injured
Minister Martín Arrau called for those detained to face justice following incidents on the Alameda marking the anniversary of the social uprising.

Arrau condemns October 18 unrest in Santiago as 29 arrested
The Minister of Public Security called for those arrested to face justice and said the government would not allow further acts of violence.

Gael Yeomans condemns violence during the social uprising and criticizes the right's interpretation
The Broad Front leader accused the right of ignoring the social dimension of the 2019 protests when commemorating October 18.