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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.
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.
Arrau accuses National Human Rights Institute of ideological bias over report on self-defense
The National Human Rights Institute objected to extending the presumption of self-defense to off-duty police officers and military personnel, and the government said it would continue pushing for the change.
Director of the National Human Rights Institute responds to Arrau's criticism of report on Nain Retamal Law 2.0
Yerko Ljubetic said the security minister's tone was inappropriate between state institutions and defended the institute's legal mandate.
Arrau accuses Communist and Socialist parties over taking use-of-force rules to Constitutional Court
Sixteen opposition senators challenge provisions on lethal force and proportionality in a law that took three years to pass Congress.
Arrau calls Tohá and Cordero's criticism of use-of-force rules "petty"
The security minister accused Boric's former ministers of failing to understand the country's reality following their letter opposing the approved text of the use-of-force rules.
Official Gazette publishes rules on the use of force as Constitutional Court reviews opposition challenge
The government maintains that the petition by 16 senators was filed too late, and the Constitutional Court's precedents in similar cases support its position.
Minister Chomali announces restoration of permanent police post at Puente Alto family health center
Following the attack by masked assailants, the Ministry of Health will fund repairs to the Bajos de Mena facility, which cannot treat patients because of the damage.
Attack on Bajos de Mena family health center reignites Matías Toledo’s clash with the government
The mayor of Puente Alto denounces a lack of police following the attack, while the government condemns it and sends the health minister to the facility.
Arrau rules out classifying Aliste Vega's funeral as high risk
The Security Minister discussed rules on the use of force, the period for arrests in flagrante delicto and funding for police and the prison service at the police committee meeting.
Kast rules out official event marking October 18 as governing parties prepare joint statement
La Moneda will not commemorate the seventh anniversary of the social unrest, while Johannes Kaiser's libertarians criticize the government's omission.
Kast calls for looking to the future and hopes October 18 unrest will not happen again
The President ruled out an official event marking the social unrest despite libertarian criticism and avoided answering questions about possible pardons.
Kast urges a look to the future ahead of October 18 anniversary and avoids discussing pardons
The President ruled out an official event marking the social unrest, despite pressure from libertarian Senator Vanessa Kaiser, and did not answer questions about pardons.
Autopista Central could be the first to lower Tag tolls in exchange for a longer concession
Urban highway operators want talks with the Ministry of Public Works to include users' overdue and uncollectible debt, which already exceeds US$800 million.
Two dead and a teenager injured in shooting in Cerro Navia
The ECOH Prosecutor’s Office and the PDI Homicide Brigade are investigating whether the crime stems from a dispute between drug trafficking gangs.
2027 budget cuts Energy, Culture and Science and freezes Education
Security, Public Works and Health gain funding, while four ministries bear Finance Minister Jorge Quiroz's fiscal adjustment.
ECOH Prosecutor’s Office investigates homicide of man shot beside soccer field in Cerro Navia
Mayor Mauro Tamayo said his municipality has recorded 14 homicides in 2026 and accused José Antonio Kast’s government of abandoning Cerro Navia.