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Santiago, Mar 25 (EFE).- At least one person was wounded Friday when a police officer opened fire during a protest by university students in the Chilean capital. Videos circulating on social media showed a member of the Carabineros – Chile’s militarized national police – discharge his weapon while surrounded by demonstrators in the center of …

Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica said Thursday said the Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC), which has been a pillar of the current Multicolor coalition, had a certain aristocratic ring and a barrack-like approach at issues.

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou expressed his view in favor of voting Nay during Sundays referendum to decide whether to repeal or not 135 provisions out of 476 of the so-called Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC), which has been a pillar of his administration.

The opposition-backed referendum on March 27 serves as a proxy midterm for the Luis Lacalle Pou administration, say experts.

An attempt by Costa Rica's leaders to increase the country's revenue through additional taxes has fallen flat. The Legal Affairs Committee of the Costa

SANTIAGO—Gabriel Boric of the left-wing Approve Dignity coalition was sworn in as the president of Chile on March 11. The 36-year-old Boric became the youngest president in the country’s history, after winning the presidential run-off in December 2021.

SANTIAGO—Gabriel Boric of the left-wing Approve Dignity coalition was sworn in as the president of Chile on March 11. The 36-year-old Boric became the youngest president in the country’s history, after winning the presidential run-off in December 2021.

Gabriel Boric is a left-leaning former student leader who says he is determined to improve the lives of all Chileans and attack deep that inequality that has sparked massive protests.

Former two-time President of Uruguay Julio María Sanguinetti Friday said the National Human Rights Institution (INDDHH) was helping criminals by opposing certain provisions within the Law of Urgent Consideration that may end up repealed through a referendum later this month.

SANTIAGO: Leftist ex-student activist Gabriel Boric was sworn in Friday as Chile's youngest-ever president and hailed the country's Marxist former leader Salvador Allende in his inaugural address to the nation.