Latin America in 2020: Stories to watch. Nonetheless, The Economist Intelligence Unit expects the free-market principles of free trade and foreign investor friendliness to be retained. Traditional celebrations, grape harvest festivities, sporting events, and world-class musicals; these are some of the sights that flood the streets and countryside of Chile with life. An anti-government protester returns a tear gas canister to police during clashes in Santiago, Chile, on March 6, 2020. The law is far-reaching. Chile Economic Outlook. The economy likely rebounded in Q3, after plunging in Q2 due to strict lockdown measures, and available indicators point to a further improvement at the beginning of Q4. The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent. Despite his initial opposition, Chile’s current president, Sebastián Piñera, a conservative billionaire businessman, has left the regulations in place. THURS- Senate Panel Backs Haaland For Interior Post, Chile Crop Production Up In 2020, More - KUNM General Chile records 5,325 new daily COVID-19 cases, highest since June In 2020, protests against Chile's neoliberal economic policies, tensions within the governing coalition, and some measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic have caused president Piñera's approval ratings to decrease to 6%. Chile’s political climate in the near term will be dictated by the process to rewrite the new constitution, which has the potential to cause substantial shifts in the nature of policymaking. The most affected area is the Metropolitan region, where the … Esteban Felix / AP. In an October 2020 referendum, nearly 80 percent of voters approved a proposal to rewrite or abandon Chile’s current constitution. Chile is one of the Latin American countries with the largest number of confirmed cases of COVID-19. As elections loom and protests rattle the region, here are the stories to look out for this year. Chile's current constitution, which dates back to 1980, was written under Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the dictator who ruled the country from 1973 to 1990. March 11, 2020… [ February 17, 2021 ] Teachers in Chile get vaccine COVID-19 [ February 17, 2021 ] Puente Alto woman found dead in her home Local March 6, 2021 November 10, 2020.