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After centuries of conflict, Chile’s Indigenous Mapuches fear a far-right political turn
Mapuche, 12% of Chile’s population, face intensified security measures as far-right candidate Kast promises to eradicate ‘terrorism’ linked to land conflicts in Araucanía region.
- On Sunday, Chileans vote in a race led by José Antonio Kast, who closed his campaign Thursday in Temuco as Mapuches, roughly 12% of Chile's 19 million people, fear renewed violence.
- Longstanding abuses and a 2017 probe helped deepen Mapuche mistrust, as Kast dismissed state-funded Mapuche land restitution programs as `expropriation` despite hundreds of thousands of hectares returned since the dictatorship.
- Militarized police and extended emergencies shape daily life in Araucanía, where armed Mapuche groups have attacked security forces and militants sabotaged soldiers and forestry companies.
- Mapuche leaders warn a harder line would bring more arrests and trauma, expecting prisons and detention systems to hold more Mapuches under tactics reminiscent of the Pinochet era.
- The Mapuche conflict remains a delicate issue for the next president, gaining attention after the 2019 social uprising; President Gabriel Boric pledged troop withdrawal but redeployed forces, while Jeannette Jara, governing coalition candidate, adopted a law-and-order stance amid muted debate.
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After centuries of conflict, Chile's Indigenous Mapuches fear a far-right political turn
The Mapuches have endured centuries of battle. They are Chile’s biggest Indigenous group who make up roughly 12% of the country's 19 million people.
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The Mapuche, the largest indigenous group in Chile, have endured centuries of struggle.
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