The good news for Piñera is that he has three years left in his four-year term (Chilean presidents cannot serve consecutive terms) to turn the tide. He's begun that effort by promising to crack down on a business scandal sending shockwaves through the country, in which La Polar, one of Chile's largest retailers, has confessed to renegotiating credit for thousands of customers, without their permission, in an effort to conceal massive debts. Otherwise, it was announced this month that Hollywood actor Eric Roberts will play Piñera in an upcoming movie on the miners rescue — a reminder of the kind of adulation the President likely can't wait to see up on the silver screen.
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