The financial handover of Boric to the next government of Chile: Debunking myths of “Blatant Theft” and Bankruptcy through sovereign bonds

The financial handover of Boric to the next government of Chile: Debunking myths of “Blatant Theft” and Bankruptcy through sovereign bonds

Amid electoral polarization, the most reactionary sectors of the traditional right and the far right accuse the government of Gabriel Boric of having “robbed blatantly,” leaving the country on the brink of bankruptcy due to irresponsible use of sovereign bonds, having built “nothing” in infrastructure, and carrying a debt “far removed from GDP” that mortgages the future. These claims, repeatedly echoed on social media and in opposition-aligned o…