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Government considers Chile joining Trump-backed counterterrorism coalition
Minister Martín Arrau said the government is studying a proposal received a few days ago and that the decision will be announced soon.
Investigative Police check more than 2,000 foreign nationals and find 347 with irregular immigration status
Security Minister Martín Arrau defended the police deployment and announced that the government would continue pushing to extend the detention period for migrants.
Unauthorized October 18 march leaves 29 detained and six police officers injured
Minister Martín Arrau called for those detained to face justice following incidents on the Alameda marking the anniversary of the social uprising.
Villa Alemana began installing nine smart surveillance poles
Minister of Public Security Martín Arrau and Mayor Nelson Estay led the start of construction in the municipality in the Valparaíso Region.
Carabineros receives 300 CZ Scorpion EVO 3 submachine guns to replace the UZI
Minister Martín Arrau said the first shipment totals "several hundred" weapons and that more will arrive, without disclosing costs or destination units.
Chilean police arrested 28 people during the October 12 march in Santiago
Minister Martín Arrau condemned the violence and backed the Chilean police, which had reported 17 arrests in their first afternoon update.
Sargento de Carabineros muere baleado en procedimiento por VIF en QuillecoIn Spanish
El ministro de Seguridad, Martín Arrau, lamentó el crimen del sargento Jaime Urrea Burgos y pidió respaldar a Carabineros con herramientas concretas.In Spanish
San Miguel se querellará por homicidio frustrado tras baleo a inspector municipalIn Spanish
La alcaldesa Carol Bown anunció la acción judicial. El ministro Martín Arrau visitó al funcionario herido, que será dado de alta este viernes.In Spanish
Carabinero queda en estado grave tras recibir un disparo en la cabeza en Lo EspejoIn Spanish
El ministro de Seguridad, Martín Arrau, visitó al uniformado en la Clínica Las Condes y anunció más apoyo legal, material y operativo a las policías.In Spanish
Government and INDH clash over self-defense for off-duty police
The Senado (Chile's upper house) will debate the Naín-Retamal Law 2.0 next week. The INDH says the bill risks impunity, while minister Arrau defends it.
Kast postpones decision on A3C and sends Pavez to summit without ministers
Chile will attend the security meeting in Santo Domingo as an observer while the ruling coalition debates whether to join the United States coalition.
Kast convenes ministers to decide on Chile joining Trump's anti-crime coalition
Governing parties are pressing the government for Chile to join as a full member of the regional alliance, which meets on Tuesday in the Dominican Republic.
Kast's disapproval reaches 64% in Criteria poll, and Quiroz is the lowest-rated minister
Finance Minister Jorge Quiroz's positive rating fell to 28%, and 73% have little or no confidence that the government will correct course in 2027.
Criteria: Kast's approval falls to 27% and disapproval reaches 64%
The poll also assessed ministers: Ximena Rincón is the best known, and May Chomalí leads in positive opinion with 58%.
Former Undersecretary José Francisco Lagos joins presidential advisory team
The Kast government repeats a formula: officials removed from their posts return to La Moneda as advisers, as happened with Natalia Duco and Andrés Jouannet.
Congress approves increase from $70,000 to $248,000 a month for Carabineros students
The reform of the Carabineros career structure costs about $106 billion a year and allows the risk bonus to reach up to 100% of salary.
Minister Arrau welcomes Constitutional Court's rejection of opposition challenge to rules on the use of force over missed deadline
The Constitutional Court dismissed the opposition senators' challenge because it was filed after the promulgation decree was submitted to the Comptroller General's Office.
José Francisco Lagos joins La Moneda’s presidential advisory team
The former undersecretary of the General Secretariat of Government is the third former official from Kast’s government to return as a presidential adviser, after Duco and Jouannet.
Lagos joins presidential advisory team, becoming the third former official to return as an adviser
The former undersecretary of the Ministry General Secretariat of Government follows Jouannet and Duco as an adviser to Irarrázaval and could also take up a post at the OAS.
Kast criticizes police officers being put in the "dock"
At a Gope ceremony in Cerrillos, the President defended support for the police and highlighted the law on rules governing the use of force.
