The operations, expected to last for a week, have seen the participation of victim families who closely monitor the work led by the visiting minister: "We are looking for our comrades who were executed, we must find them. It’s important that the State is now taking responsibility for the harm caused to our relatives, so it is time for the State to execute this Search Plan," stated representatives from the Group of Families.
The investigation began in May after it was publicly revealed that seven doctors working at the Family Health Center (Cesfam) and rural posts in Pemuco, along with three public service doctors from the Ñuble, O'Higgins, and Metropolitan regions, had submitted sick leave permits issued among themselves.
The organization is linked to various crimes, including conspiracy, money laundering, smuggling, extortion, bribery, homicide, and kidnapping. The PDI seized over 600 million pesos in cash, along with drugs, weapons, and ammunition.
The NGO emphasized that "the candidates have talked about everything except what affects more than half of the population. If we want bread to reach the table of all Chileans and for salaries to last until the end of the month, we must start with people with disabilities."
Vivanco, under investigation for bribery, corruption, and money laundering in the Belarusian plot, insists on presenting herself to the public as a "victim." However, testimonies from Supreme Court clerks reveal that she allegedly exerted pressure, made unusual requests, engaged in irregular maneuvers, and conducted interactions outside established protocols regarding the handling of at least six cases processed in the Third Chamber of the country's highest court.
Former Vitacura Community Development Director Antonia Larraín accepted responsibility for 20 counts of fraud against the treasury in an abbreviated trial. She received five years of intensive supervised release, a fine of $48.5 million, and was disqualified from public office for a decade. Her testimony is a pivotal piece in the investigation targeting the former mayor, who faces charges of fraud, criminal association, and money laundering.
Judges Tomás Gray and José Pablo Rodríguez, who are part of the same chamber reviewing the lawsuit against former prosecutor Guerra, admitted to personally seeking his support for their judicial nominations, raising concerns of a potential conflict of interest. Guerra's defense has successfully recused a judge from the case, resulting in a key hearing being postponed.
The Fourth Criminal Court of Santiago has convicted a sub-lieutenant and three other officers from the 21st Precinct of Estación Central for acts spanning from 2016 to 2018, including beatings, torture of a minor, and the use of a police dog to attack a detainee, all occurring under the command of Major Francisco Arzola, known as the "Nazi Cop," who was sentenced to 22 years in prison in 2019.
A report by The Guardian raises alarms about the salmon industry in Chile: diver fatalities, massive antibiotic use, river pollution, and Mapuche communities reporting loss of wildlife and sacred spaces in the southern regions of the country.
While labeled as "a correct decision," the union organization stressed that the project "must include a treatment plant for anode slimes, to process the significant amount of precious metals and recover strategic minerals (by-products), which are invaluable for our country. Not including these plants means continuing to hand over our wealth to private entities."