burn the seat of the Mercury of Valparaiso

Dozens of Chilean protesters burned the building of the newspaper El Mercurio de Valparaíso, the country's oldest newspaper.

Saturday evening, a group of Protestants broke the door of the building in the tourist center of Valparaíso and burned part of its interior, according to information provided by a security agent in chain 13 of the country.

URGENT URGENT: TURBA ENTERS THE JOURNAL THE MERCURE OF VALPARAÍSO pic.twitter.com/7wtqbMKmEc

– Radio Valparaíso (@RadioValparaiso) October 20, 2019

While the firefighters managed to contain the flames, the first floor was completely burned and the facade of the building was also affected.

Through the social networks, the newspaper itself reported the incident on one night when subway counters, shops and supermarkets were set on fire.

Although Chilean President Sebastián Piñera reacted in such a way as to raise the prices of the Santiago Metro that led to the demonstrations, the protests gave rise to other complaints about the difficult economic situation of Chilean citizens. Piñera has decided to extend the state of emergency in Valparaíso and the military authority of the Chilean Navy has decreed curfew after midnight.

President Sebastián Piñera has withdrawn and announced Saturday the suspension of the increase in the rate of the Santiago Metro, at the origin of the violent demonstrations, as well as a total curfew in the capital.

In circulation since 1827, El Mercurio de Valparaíso has been in the newspaper market for 192 years. In 1900, El Mercurio de Santiago was founded, the most important newspaper of the country, with a conservative line.