00:00In our topics, the Chilean Student Confederation called for a strike on Thursday in different
00:04regions of the country and a national day of protest.
00:07These demonstrations are taking place amid a debate over the fundings allocated to education
00:12in the 2027 budget bill, which threatens to cut a significant portion of funding for public
00:17universities and that will be discussed next Monday, October 5th.
00:20The call to mobilize was shared on social media by organizations that bring together
00:24Chilean university federations and will be supported by the United Workers' Central,
00:29the Chilean Teachers Association, the Coordinating Assembly of Secondary Students and the 8M
00:34Feminist Coordinating Committee, as well as the National Federation of Education Workers
00:39and the National Federation of Associations of Education Officials, among others.
00:50In this context, Chilean police forces took valid measures to suppress the protesters who
00:55gathered at 10.30 a.m. local time in Santiago de Chile, the country's capital.
01:01These repressive forces fired tear gas at the protesters, suffocating civilians and also
01:05sprayed them with water mixed with different toxic chemicals, in addition to leaving several
01:11people injured and others arrested.
01:12These protests were accompanied by various clashes in front of Palacio de la Moneda, outside the
01:17University of Chile and at the National Institute on Alameda.
01:27This is a savage crackdown, brutal, absurd and completely unjustified against those who
01:32are marching peacefully.
01:33A march that was authorized by the presidential delegation.
01:36Look, they fired tear gas at us, we're completely suffocating.
01:39Some people even fainted.
01:41This is brutality, simply brutality.
01:43This is pure fascism.
01:45The national theory, the national theory, the national theory, is a great example, which
01:45And, of course, we have to critique enough laws of the country that are the greatest
01:45So, of course, it's a great tool.
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