In October 2019, huge protests exploded across Chile. They began against a hike to public transportation fees, but the monthslong rallies soon grew into the largest protest movement the country had seen since the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Those in the streets dreamed of transforming the country. Five years later, their legacy is complicated. Michael Fox has the story from Santiago.
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