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Chile protesters see shades of Pinochet in new security plan

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The police fired tear gas and used water cannon to disperse the protesters as they moved through the central Plaza Italia chanting that Kast is "just like Pinochet." Kast took office in March promising to crack down hard on organized crime and illegal immigration. He is Chile's most right-wing leader since the end of Pinochet's brutal 1973-1990 military dictatorship. To tackle crime, Kast's government has proposed eight constitutional amendment…

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Militarized police of carabinieri attacked with water cannons and tear gas protesters protesting against the legal and constitutional security reform initiatives promoted by President José Antonio Kast. The marchers, mostly high school and university students, compared the agenda of the ultra-right president with that of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990).

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Protesters clashed with the police in Chile against the security reforms of José Antonio Kast. Know the keys to the project and the criticisms.

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Cecilia Vergara Mattei High school and university students marched through the streets of Santiago and clashed with the police when they were repressed to prevent their advance, in a protest against the security agenda promoted by the government of José Antonio Kast, which criminalizes and penalizes citizen unrest.The Coordinating Assembly of Students [...] La entrada Reprimand student protest against Kast's authoritarian security law was first …

The extreme right-wing president promotes a liberal security reform even though he participates in a summit of the extreme international right-wing which claims to promote democracy, freedom and the rule of law.

Chile - Thursday, clashes broke out between the Chilean police and protesters gathered in Santiago to demonstrate against the security reforms proposed by the right-wing extreme president Jose Antonio Kast, reforms that were harshly criticized by both opposition and within their own camp, AFP found.

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dnews.gr broke the news on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
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