If the Bush Administration does not take advantage of the currentpro-free market and pro-democracy mood in the region, LatinAmerican countries could grow increasingly skeptical of U.S. freetrade policy.
The protests that took place in Chile two years ago started because of an increase in the metro subway ticket of 0.04 dollars, but there was much more. The riots and demonstrations demanded social equality and the resignation of President Piñera.