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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.
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.
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.
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.
Arrau calls October 18 unrest in Santiago "outright criminality"
The public security minister announced criminal complaints against those detained and said there were fewer incidents this time but more violence than last year.
Minister Arrau promises sanctions after unrest on anniversary of social uprising
The public security minister reported around 30 arrests and six police officers injured, and said the evidence is already with prosecutors.
Police officers allowed to serve up to 41 years as Senate approves Municipal Security bill in principle
The police reform sets a higher service limit for future recruits, while a clash with the government stalled voting on individual provisions.
Congress approves increase from $70,000 to $248,000 for Carabineros students
The police career reform triples the funding in the original bill, adds civilians to administrative roles and now goes to the Constitutional Court.
Congress passes law reforming Carabineros career structure and incentives
The reform adds a quarterly bonus, monthly risk payments and higher salaries for police academy students.
Arrau prepares prison initiative with modular facilities and prison service reform
After the failure of the constitutional reform, the Ministry of Security is focusing on rapid prison construction and improving conditions for prison officers.
Government seeks to revive bill extending migrant detention in the Senate
The reform failed in the Chamber of Deputies by one vote, and its progress now depends on Vlado Mirosevic, the new chair of the Senate Constitution Committee.
Arrau condemns October 18 unrest in Santiago as 29 arrested
The Minister of Public Security called for those arrested to face justice and said the government would not allow further acts of violence.
Senate approves seventh extension of state of emergency in the Southern Macrozone
Despite an 85% drop in violent incidents since 2021, the government maintains that violence persists in Malleco, Cautín, Arauco and Biobío.
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.
FA and PC reject Kast's security agenda; PS and PPD are divided
Votes on rules governing the use of force, migrant detention and the Anti-Barricade Law 2.0 reveal an opposition with no common stance on Kast's agenda.
