El Negro Matapacos: Black Chilean dog who became symbol of resistance during 2011 protests

A black Chilean stray dog has again become a talking point as protests across United States continue over death of a black man in police custody. El Negro Matapacos, black Chilean dog, has lately become a symbol of protests who, in 2011, started showing up at demonstrations in Chile and turned aggressive against police.

heroic Chilean dog fiercely protected protesters and attacked security personnel if y tried to disperse crowd by force. For his hostile and aggressive stance against police officials during protests, dog was named El Negro Matapacos or Black Cop Killer. El Negro Matapacos died in 2019 but t before becoming symbol of resistance.

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Protests in Chile

In 2019, Chilean citizens took to streets demanding improved services with social and ecomic equality. weeks-long demonstrations turned violent over a period of time and claimed several lives. protests started against a hike in subway fares which soon took a massive form demanding a broad range of changes. 

On vember 26, Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Chile’s national police of committing serious human rights violations including use of excessive force on people in streets and abuses in detention. face of Chilean dog which had fought valiantly against police in past was spray-painted onto side of buildings and printed on t-shirts during protests. heroic protest has again become relevant as Black Lives Matter matter got rejuvenated after custodial death of George Floyd and protests flared across United States.

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