Tag: #chile

The Boric government will join forces with the private sector to extract lithium from the Atacama salt flat. Photo: Jose Luis Stephens/Shutterstock

Why Gabriel Boric set aside old quarrels to sign a massive lithium deal

Lithium mining giant SQM was questioned for its ties with Chile’s dictatorship and illegal financing of politics. But the sector’s potential made a partnership more palatable

2 months ago • David Feliba

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Tourist town in Chile’s Atacama Desert besieged by packs of feral dogs

San Pedro de Atacama is on alert after several attacks on tourists and residents. It now wants to euthanize thousands of animals

3 months ago • Lucas Berti

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Chile’s forgotten constitutional referendum could still be decisive

A victory for the right-wing reform proposal today would put José Antonio Kast in the driving seat for the presidency, while the Boric government could get a second wind if “no” wins

4 months ago • Ignacio Portes

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Explaining Brazil #261: Pinochet’s Brazil

On September 11, Chile remembered the 50-year anniversary of the military coup that ushered in nearly three decades of authoritarian rule under Gen. Pinochet. We look at the role of Brazilian agents in helping unseat the socialist President Salvador Allende

7 months ago • Gustavo Ribeiro

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Corruption scandals rattle governments in Chile and Colombia

Corruption accusations against Gustavo Petro's son and Gabriel Boric's right-hand man add new headaches for already struggling administrations

8 months ago • David Feliba

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Boric faces another tax reform reckoning in Chile

After congressional defeat earlier this year, President Gabriel Boric of Chile is trying once more to pass his ambitious tax reform package.

8 months ago • Gabriel Cohen

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Boric gets Latin America to support Ukraine

9 months ago • Lucas Berti

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Chile tops global list of violence perception: Ipsos

10 months ago • Lucas Berti