President Sebastián Piñera spoke about the hunger strike during a visit to the Ercilla commune this October, echoing the government's long-standing policy towards the clashes with these communities:
Rais Sebastián Piñera alizungumzia mgomo wa kutokula wakatialipotembelea jamii ya watu wanoishi pamoja ya Ercilla mapema mwezi Oktoba, aliporejelea sera ya muda mrefu kuhusiana na migogoro ya jamii hizi: