The verdict in the trial against former Carabineros lieutenant colonel Claudio Crespo, accused of shooting and causing the double ocular mutilation of then-student and now elected congressman Gustavo Gatica, will be announced on January 13. The defense claims he acted within protocols and in self-defense, while the prosecution argues he aimed to injure, demonstrating a disregard for regulations.

The court's decision is based on the detailed account provided by the victim to the Valech Commission along with judicial evidence, describing two episodes of kidnapping and torture that occurred in March 1988, when the young man lived with his family in the Pedro Aguirre Cerda municipality.

Deputy Carmen Hertz stated, "Ambassador, uphold the dignity of your office; you have no right to comment on Chile's internal matters," in response to criticisms from the U.S. diplomat regarding the "overregulation" he perceives in Chile, specifically addressing the "Uber Law."

The initiative specifies the mandate for courts to report domestic violence convictions to the Superintendence of Pensions, which will relay this information to Pension Fund Administrators (AFP) and insurance companies. Minister Antonia Orellana highlighted the bill's scope during the session.

Presented as a modular and interactive dream-collecting installation, "Fillke Pewma" was exhibited at the Wereldmuseum Leiden in the Netherlands, inviting the public to share and receive pewma (dreams), intertwining memory, imagination, and the future through textile art, biomaterials, and digital technologies.

During an event organized by Icare, the elected president claimed that the current administration would deliver a government "with a very difficult fiscal situation," expressing that "we are closing a chapter (...) unfortunately characterized by improvisation, uncertainty, and abandoning realistic governance." La Moneda responded with facts: "We inherited a country with inflation approaching 14%, while he will assume his government with inflation around 3%."

The court highlighted that the homeroom teacher failed to activate the school coexistence protocol outlined in the school's internal regulations despite receiving a formal complaint. The incidents occurred at San Lázaro School, part of the La Salle Brothers, which will now be required to pay over $30 million in damages.

The ContrahíloLab Company will perform in January at the Pre-Columbian Art Museum, Museum of Memory, Cultural Park of Valparaíso, and Museo de La Ligua AQT. Director Juliana da Silva, who lived in La Ligua from 2011 to 2021, conducted research with the La Ligua Spinners Cooperative and Pulmahue Spinners group, discovering how the generational transfer of weaving is currently diminishing, while collaboration networks among weavers sustain the textile tradition.

Agro-climatologist from the University of Talca reported that this may be the first heat wave of 2026, with severe effects on agriculture and a significant increase in the risk of wildfires. According to forecasts, especially on Sunday, maximum temperatures are expected to reach between 36 and 38 °C in agricultural areas of Santiago, including El Monte, Buin, Paine, Melipilla, and Curacaví.

Former mayor José Luis Yáñez has been convicted of embezzlement of public funds and money laundering, activities that took place between March 2022 and November 2023. "This was not an administrative error or a minor infraction; it was the pillaging of municipal resources by someone who was supposed to safeguard them. While local residents awaited solutions, the mayor treated public funds as his own," criticized San Antonio congresswoman Camila Rojas.