Defending public institutions and democracy is everyone's responsibility, and as a municipality, we will fulfill our role to the very end. Corruption must always be fought, stated Maipú's mayor.

The court sided with the Public Defense, which argued through a protective action that the Ministry of Security lacked the legal authority to initiate a lawsuit under the State Security Law, as such power is an exclusive jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior.

In a ruling that has shocked both ecclesiastical and human rights circles, the Chilean judiciary has decided to dismiss the case against the late former Archbishop of La Serena, Francisco Javier Cox Hunneus, after confirming the commission of multiple sexual offenses against at least seven victims between 1975 and 1988.

The Seventh Guarantee Court in Santiago has ordered preventive detention for former deputy Joaquín Lavín León, citing him as a "danger to society" following serious corruption allegations against him.

In the Patagonian steppe, 39 choykes have returned to roam free. The program has now released over 230 ñandús, aiming to provide a new chance for this endangered species in Aysén.

In a powerful rebuttal, physicist Sebastián Molina has refuted claims made by José Antonio Kast regarding the use of public funds in scientific research, igniting an essential dialogue about science funding in Chile.

The Valparaíso Regional Prosecutor's Office has requested the Guarantee Court to lift the banking secrecy of Senator Camila Flores as part of an investigation into potential tax fraud involving the controversial 'Flores Fee'.

Minister Sergio Troncoso aims to elucidate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Mario Romero and Sonia Valencia—who was pregnant at the time—and their friend, Germán Cuello, who was visiting when the explosion tragically occurred in the couple's home located in San Juan, Coquimbo.

Mario Aguilar, the national president of the teachers' union, raised concerns about the substantial reduction in budget allocated for infrastructure: "This alone demonstrates that this cut harms the vast majority of schools in Chile, which have very deteriorated facilities that have not received proper maintenance for a long time. What we need is more funding for infrastructure, not less as is currently happening," he stated.

The national artist expressed a desire to address the reality of women living with the virus, saying, "Until that moment, I had seen some Chilean plays addressing HIV, and almost all approached it from the same perspective, which was from homosexuality. So I thought it could be interesting to talk about it from women's viewpoints and how women discuss this topic." The production will run from Wednesday, May 27, to Saturday, May 30, at the María Elena Duvauchelle room at Teatro Sidarte in Recoleta.