President Gabriel Boric, on a trip to Mexico: mobilization was driven by rising fuel prices and insecurity on Chile’s highways| Photo: EFE/Isaac Esquivel
The truck drivers’ strike in Chile reached its seventh day this Sunday (27) with no forecast to be closed. According to the president of the Confederation of North Truckers, Cristian Sandoval, even after more than seven hours of negotiation with representatives of Gabriel Boric’s government, it was not possible to reach an agreement to put an end to the mobilization.
Due to the strike, several supermarkets and gas stations were out of stock, leading the Chilean government to adopt an emergency plan, with trucks transporting essential items under police escort. On Saturday, 48 points on different roads were blocked by vehicles . So far, 687 people have been arrested in the context of of mobilizations.480
