Piñera said that Chile was "at war" and Maduro called it "Piñechet"

Chile's President, Sebastián Piñera, said the country was "at war with a powerful and implacable enemy", which he blamed for riots that killed at least eight people, wounded more than 200 people, and significant material damage.

"We are at war with a powerful and unrelenting enemy who respects nothing and who is willing to use limitless violence, even when it means the loss of life," the president said last night.

Piñera said that "the only purpose" of this enemy is to "produce as much damage as possible" and added: "They are at war with all Chileans who want to live in democracy".

During an appearance in front of reporters, the head of state called on his compatriots to "act unambiguously against such violence".

"We must take sides and call on all political forces to condemn this crime with total force, some people have made it in an ambiguous space, they do not contribute to the peace of our compatriots," he said. he declared.

The president said the authorities were making "a gigantic effort" to make today "a day as normal as possible", with the permission of one of the subway lines (metro) despite the damage to the infrastructure this means.

"I ask all my compatriots to join us in this battle that we can not lose, to help each other to have a normal day tomorrow (for today) and finally to start winning this battle" urged.

"We will not allow criminals to feel that they own this country," Piñera warned.

Mature vs Piñera

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has severed all links with the serious protests in Chile this weekend. He compared his trans-Andean couple, Sebastián Piñera, to the dictator Augusto Pinochet and repudiated the police repression.

"It is no longer Piñera, now it is" Piñechet ". They tell him that they are no longer 30 pesos (ticket increase), they are 30 years old, c & # 39; is the education, it is the health, it is the electricity, it is the gas, it is the Transport, it is the work, it is the 'Is salary, discrimination, inequality, says the Chilean people in Piñechet,' Maduro launched from his Twitter account.

The Venezuelan government also criticized in a statement the "excessive use of force" against protesters who were demonstrating in the street to protest against the rising price of the subway.

For the second day in a row, a curfew has been declared in various parts of the country, where at least eight people have already died, according to local media and the Europa Press news agency.

"Now the Chilean people are rebelling and getting up and saying that it is Maduro's fault." It's the fault of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and the wild capitalism, "added Maduro.