April 21 – Protests against the Chilean government in commemoration of theInternational Workers' Day are suppressed by the police, citing social distancing laws established due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5]
April 28 –Bolivia and Chile agree on a deal to return home hundreds of Bolivian migrants stranded at a makeshift camp in Santiago. The migrants were transported toIquique where they spent 14 days in quarantine before finally returning to Bolivia.[6]
May 18 – Protests against the government resume in Santiago due to food shortages in the poorest neighborhoods of the city created by the lockdown to control the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
More than 3,100 deaths are officially reported in the country. However, an investigation reported the Ministry of Health told theWorld Health Organization that the death toll reached 5,000 cases.[8]
October 26 – Chilean citizens voted in areferendum to rewrite itsconstitution, with 78% of the nearly 7.5 million citizens who participated voting in favor of creating a new constitution.[9]
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