Legitimacy of the Protest in Chile and Colombia: Between Political Repression and the Validity of the Mobilization

Legitimación de la protesta en Chile y Colombia: entre la represión política y la validez de la movilización

Resumen

The mobilization in Latin America during the last five years has created a new scenario in the region, regarding the lack of recognition of governments such as Chile, and Colombia, in terms of human rights and political participation. The significant social and political actors of mobilizations have been social movements, rural workers, the indigenous population, and civil society, rejecting the political decisions of leaders, resulting in the stigmatization of the protest and the systematic violation of human rights. This analytical paper addresses how institutional repression (with the permission of the media) distorts the social movement´s agenda into a violent repertoire, without considering the context. The critical analysis of case studies will have into account a qualitative analysis of variables repression - mobilization, a theoretical approach of social movements, protest studies, legislation on protest in case studies, Transnational dissemination of protest, and transnational networks, during the 2015-2021 period.