Carabineros intervenes to disperse protesters in Plaza Baquedano and Transantiago applies preventive diversions

The public transport system of the Metropolitan Region reported this Friday afternoon of the implementation of “preventive detours” for buses that circulate through Plaza Baquedano.

The diversions began to operate around 6:00 p.m. The decision was made “for greater safety” of passengers and drivers, they explained.

On the other hand, Carabineros Public Order Control personnel intervened with water launchers in the sector due to the concentration of people who came to demonstrate. In the place incidents were generated and there were detainees.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, since March 19 a State of Constitutional Catastrophe Exception has been in effect throughout the country. Plaza Baquedano is located on the border of the Providencia and Santiago communes, which are in the transition phase of the Covid-19 control plan. Among the sanitary measures arranged for this stage is the prohibition of meetings of more than ten people in open spaces.

The police had to intervene when groups of people proceeded to cut traffic at the intersection of Avenida Vicuña Mackenna and Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins.