Chile government ‘failing’ pandemic’s economic victims

Many without the means to pay for housing have had to resort to land takeovers, setting up informal camps and building their own shacks.

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a myth that Chile is one of Latin America’s most prosperous nations.

Job losses have left many without the means to pay for housing.

Many families have had to resort to land takeovers, setting up informal camps and building their own shacks.

Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from the port city of San Antonio.