Those truck driver groups that had backed out of the government agreement with transport unions began to lift the mobilizations they had maintained since the beginning of the week on various roads across the country, following negotiations with the Government and clearance procedures carried out by Carabineros. However, the conflict continues in some sectors of the O'Higgins Region, particularly in Rengo and San Fernando, where drivers maintain the stoppage. One of the points where the lifting of the mobilization was confirmed was Route 68, where the transporters who were stationed on the road announced that they would remove their vehicles during this day. The decision was adopted unanimously by the truck drivers who remained at the location, who argued that the conditions for continuing the protest had become unsustainable. "It is official that we are lifting the strike here on 68 today. All of us made the decision to lift the strike," said one of the spokesmen, who explained that the decision was also due to safety reasons and to the warnings from Carabineros regarding the infractions they risked by keeping trucks on a traffic lane. Meanwhile, in the La Araucanía Region, the truck drivers from Temuco and Cautín also lifted the mobilization they had maintained on Route 5 South. The regional presidential delegate...
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Those truck driver groups that had broken away from the government agreement with transport unions began to lift the mobilizations they had maintained since the beginning of the week on various roads across the country, following negotiations with the government and clearing procedures carried out by Carabineros. However, the conflict continues in some sectors of the O'Higgins Region, particularly in Rengo and San Fernando, where drivers maintain the shutdown. One of the points where the lifting of the mobilization was confirmed was Route 68, where the transporters stationed on the road announced they would remove their vehicles during this day. The decision was unanimously adopted by the truck drivers who remained at the location, who argued that the conditions for continuing the protest had become unsustainable. "It is official that we lifted the strike here on 68 today. The whole group of guys made the decision to lift the strike," said one of the spokespersons, who explained that the decision was also due to safety reasons and warnings from Carabineros regarding the infractions they risked by keeping trucks in a traffic lane. Meanwhile, in the La Araucanía Region, truck drivers from Temuco and Cautín also lifted the mobilization they had maintained on Route 5 South. The regional presidential delegate, Francisco Ljubetic, confirmed that the blockades were lifted at noon, particularly at the northern access to Temuco, after reaching a new understanding with the Executive branch. The agreement includes facilitating the inclusion of transporters in a working table with the sector's unions and confederations. The local association had disassociated itself from the understanding reached on Thursday, questioning that the base had not been consulted before it was signed. Furthermore, in the Lo Herrera sector, in San Bernardo, and subsequently in Paine, Carabineros made efforts to finalize the removal of the trucks that were still on the road. The drivers indicated that they decided to abandon the mobilization points after receiving warnings that, if they did not, they would be removed through the intervention of Special Forces. Despite these advances, the shutdown has not ended across the country. In the O'Higgins Region, transporters in Rengo and San Fernando maintain their mobilizations, so efforts to completely normalize traffic in the affected sectors remain pending. In this way, while different groups of truck drivers began removing their vehicles from the roads, others maintain their demands and challenges to the agreement reached with the government, especially regarding the scope of measures related to fuel prices.