Chile Became a Dangerous Country? Hard-Handed Speeches Gain Support in the Face of Panic Before the Elections

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SANTIAGO, Chile.– As he enters the narrow Passage 17 South of the Lo Espejo community, Johnatan (43) asks to keep his cell phone, speed up the pace and follow his directions. “This area is a bomb,” he tells LA NACÓN. He points to a white van parked a few meters away and says: “That’s a point.” He refers to a place of sale of drugs, where an exchange is taking place. Jonathan is known all “the points” by memory. Born and raised in Lo Espejo, he w…