The most important Chilean news of the day, in summary.
Chile's day was shaped by questions over oversight and institutions. The government outlined plans for weather radars and tsunami alerts after heavy rains, while pension funds faced scrutiny over losses in the Fondo E. A dispute over the split between the ANFP and the national football federation continued. Politicians weighed the anniversary of the 2019 social unrest and a possible Boric candidacy, and a mining chamber, a Contraloría audit and a crypto platform's liquidation filing drew attention.
Undersecretary of the Interior Máximo Pavez said the Ley de Presupuestos 2027, the national budget law, includes a tender to buy weather radars and tsunami alert systems nationwide, according to CNN Chile. No other outlet has confirmed it. It follows emergencies from recent storms, which El Súper Niño intensified.
The Fondo E, the most conservative pension fund, recorded a negative real return of 10.39% between January and September 2026. All seven AFP, the pension fund managers, made the same derivatives bet. El Mostrador reports the Banco Central and the Consejo de Estabilidad Financiera had warned of the risk since late 2025. Bloomberg put valuation losses at US$7,700 million.
Peñalolén mayor Miguel Concha said the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP), the body grouping professional clubs, has operated for at least 16 years without a municipal permit at its avenida Quilín headquarters. BioBioChile reports the municipality calculated a debt of up to $172 million, including interest, fines and unpaid waste fees.
Bomberos, the fire service, attended a suspected chemical emergency at the Clínica Santa María in Providencia on Wednesday afternoon. Carabineros, the national police, reported the operation. Preliminary information cited by T13 points to a possible ethylene oxide leak in the sterilization room, and almost 20 workers were evacuated.
The Contraloría General de la República, the state audit body, found the Municipalidad de Antofagasta recorded 70,661 medical and sensometric exams lasting under a minute, of which 70,425 were approved. The audit covered January 2024 to December 2025 and is in Informe Final N.° 419 of 2026. It also found staff who evaluated relatives, and licenses granted to child support debtors and convicts.
President José Antonio Kast will hold no official event on Sunday, October 18, the seventh anniversary of the 2019 social unrest. He called it a complex moment of much violence and urged looking to the future, citing the Choose Chile investment platform. Libertarians led by Johannes Kaiser criticized the omission.
Former president Gabriel Boric said on Thursday he is not thinking about any candidacy and that it is not his role. He spoke after a breakfast with former president Michelle Bachelet and opposition leaders at the Fundación Horizonte Ciudadano in Ñuñoa. He asked the opposition to reconnect with citizens after the 2025 defeat.
Chilean crypto platform OrionX asked the 15° Juzgado Civil de Santiago, a civil court, to declare its voluntary liquidation, according to La Tercera. It declared liabilities of $19,129,588,316. The company accuses two founders of unauthorized transfers, and clients still cannot withdraw their funds.
Pablo Milad, president of the ANFP, denied a recent meeting with FIFA envoys ended in scandal. He told CNN Chile that FIFA seeks governance stability in separating the ANFP from the Federación de Fútbol de Chile (FFCh), and acknowledged diverse positions. He said the new statutes have consensus with the ANFA.
Health Minister May Chomali said the government sent Congress a bill to complement the Ley Sanna, which created insurance for parents to leave work when a child has a serious health condition. It would add a sixth cause and give up to 30 days of leave to parents of children aged 5 to 17.
Manuel Viera, president of the Cámara Minera de Chile, said the rise in fatal accidents responds to failures in control and supervision, and denied the industry lowered safety standards. He asked Sernageomin, the state mining regulator, for more field presence and contractor training. Thirteen workers have died in mining accidents this year.
FIFA set rules on Wednesday to separate the ANFP from the FFCh at a meeting in Quilín that ended in a heated exchange. Whoever wins the November 19 elections will lead only the Liga Chilena. Jorge Uauy rejected FIFA's conditions for Pablo Milad, and Cecilia Pérez accused Uauy of desperation for the post.
