LatinNews Daily - 11 November 2026

*Transport organisations in Chile including Confederacion de Transportistas ⁠Fuerza del Norte, along with the ‘No+TAG’ campaign group, have begun protests across the country over high fuel prices. The protests are taking place without the participation of the two main transport organisations, truckers’ unions Confederación Nacional de Dueños de Camiones de Chile (CNDC) and Confederación Nacional de Transporte de Carga (CNTC), however. According to local and international media reports, traffic has been disrupted along the country’s main north-south highway, and has affected access to ports, including Iquique, in the northern region of Tarapacá. According to industry association ChileTransporte A.G. blockades were reported in the cities of Lautaro and Victoria (La Araucanía region), Mulchén, Los Ángeles and Cabrero (Biobío), Talca and Curicó (Maule), and San Fernando (O’Higgins). The protests are over demands for “urgent” government measures ​to contain fuel prices and “real solutions” to help Chilean families facing economic difficulties, among other things. They come despite measures announced on 9 November by President José Antonio Kast aimed at tackling the international rise in fuel prices.