Pension

Fiery protests against Chile’s private pension funds Santiago

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Chilean police used tear gas and water cannon to break up a protest Friday against the country’s privatized pension system, which opponents say is leaving many retirees in poverty.

Protesters set fire to at least two buses, forcing passengers to flee, and blocked some two dozen streets with burning barricades in the capital Santiago on a day of nationwide demonstrations.

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