LatinNews Daily - 13 November 2026

*Chilean government officials, such as Interior Minister Claudio Alvarado and Finance Minister Jorge Quiroz, have announced that an agreement has been reached with some of the transport organisations that have been carrying out protests around the country this week over high fuel prices. Speaking at a press conference, the ministers said a deal has been reached with Confederación de Transportistas ⁠Fuerza del Norte and the Confederación de Camioneros Centro-Sur, although other transport groups are still staging protests. The terms of the deal include reversing fuel price increases implemented on 12 November of Cl$42 (US$0.04) per litre of diesel and around Cl$39 for petrol, as well as an additional Cl$100 per litre reduction in diesel prices. It also suspends further fuel prices increases until March 2027. According to Quiroz, the estimated fiscal cost of the agreement is around US$500m in 2026-2027 which he described as “affordable” and “totally within our fiscal consolidation objectives”. However some independent truckers and other transport organisations are continuing to stage protests in parts of the country, such as in La Araucanía region, on media reports.