Amid the election season, Central Bank president Rosanna Costa released a study that directly links minimum-wage increases to unemployment, recasting her long-held orthodox stance against the wage floor, unions, and sector-wide bargaining into a polished econometric case. She has championed these ideas for decades at Libertad y Desarrollo; in 2008 she argued the 'problem with jobs is minimum wage policy' and that 'what is needed is to lower real wages'.

The former judge, ousted seven months ago from the Second Tax and Customs Tribunal in Santiago for poor performance reviews, is set to be formally charged on Wednesday after his arrest on aggravated bribery allegations.

After uproar over the "Parásitos" column and revelations that Kast's adviser sits on the ADP panel of Chile's Senior Public Management system, Socialist deputy Daniel Manouchehri said he will summon Cristián Valenzuela to the Finance Committee to explain his role and remarks, while FA deputy Gael Yeomans filed a request with the Civil Service seeking details on duties, sessions, selection mechanisms and payments.

Parents demanded that the septic tank be fully emptied and the affected area thoroughly sanitized to ensure minimum hygiene and safety for students and the entire school community.

After the session, committee chair Deputy Alejandra Placencia praised the evidence presented by reporter Paulina Toro, saying investigative journalism has exposed alleged influence peddling and a political favors network that undermines trust in Chiles justice system.

Chile's former president attended the World Leaders' Conference on Women in Beijing on October 13–14 and met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, as China praised her work and called her a "friend of the Chinese people."

At ENADE 2025, presidential candidate Jeannette Jara vowed to pursue inclusive growth in partnership with business, insisting that prosperity "must reach every Chilean household" while balancing security and social rights.

Chile's CyberMonday 2025 ended with 4.4 million transactions totaling CLP $430 billion (about US$450 million), up 5% from 2024 and marking the strongest sales since 2011, according to the Santiago Chamber of Commerce.

This year, the festival broadens its footprint with 11 screening venues, adding the 120-seat Hugo Campos Auditorium and the Rudolph Amandus Philippi Museum of Exploration dedicated to expanded cinema. The program grows to more than 240 films and introduces three new sections.

Chile's Chamber of Deputies publishes detailed attendance by lawmaker as a core accountability metric. With José Antonio Kast logging 146 absences between 2006 and 2018, the figure prompts a public question about whether legislative work standards align with the taxpayer funds that support parliamentary representation.