The Central Bank of Chile has revised its economic forecasts, lowering GDP growth projections for 2026 while raising inflation expectations amid a challenging landscape shaped by geopolitical tensions and energy price volatility.

This discussion assumes even greater importance following President José Antonio Kast's announcement to push for reforms to the Indigenous Law. It is difficult not to see a connection between these two debates. The Indigenous Law and the Lafkenche Law are two of the main instruments for recognizing rights for indigenous peoples in Chile, and today both are under scrutiny.

The initiative has now moved to its second stage in the Senate. During the debate in the Chamber, there was widespread opposition from the PC, FA, PS, and PPD factions, whose legislators argued that this funding will not address the fiscal deficit, but rather pay for the impacts of the national reconstruction project, expressing dissatisfaction with the tax cuts favoring the wealthy while social programs suffer reductions.

Every day, IQAir releases a report ranking cities based on their air quality, specifically their concentration of PM2.5 particulate matter. Unfortunately, the Chilean capital ranks among the top five in this listing, being the only city in the region. In this context, Greenpeace criticized the Kast administration for keeping the update of air quality regulations, which includes new standards in line with WHO recommendations, withdrawn from the Comptroller's office.

The report "First 100 Days of President José Antonio Kast's Government: Environmental Performance Evaluation" highlights the withdrawal of 43 environmental decrees pending review as a major impact decision on the functioning of the environmental institution. The Foundation urged current authorities to clarify the principles of the ongoing 'Environmental Deconstruction.'

Families of the Mapuche community members detained in Cañete expressed serious concerns that such severe accusations are primarily based on statements from protected witnesses, hindering the ability to assess their credibility and ensuring justice is founded on objective, verifiable evidence.

The Organization of Judicial Workers (OTJ) recalled that the opening of the 'removal docket' constitutes "an extraordinary and exceptional measure that, under no circumstances, can be applied in a generalized and mass manner, both for members of the primary rank and for those in other tiers of the Judiciary."

Cementing a theatrical universe that has already traveled through Chile, Spain, the Netherlands, and the UK, Colectivo Epew presents the stage continuation of its acclaimed work, Fillke Pewma. Written and directed by Roberto Cayuqueo, MAWÜN (Rain) will run for just seven performances from June 26 to July 5 at Teatro del Puente.

When Friedman claims that governments should not set economic priorities because 'they are not some sort of benevolent deity,' he denies the essential function of the state as a guarantor of the common good and a reducer of inequalities. His vision of a society where citizens choose between providers of legal systems like one would choose a telecommunications company is, as Slobodian points out, a literary fantasy, not a serious proposal for social organization.

The Republican scandal intensifies as the councilor from Lumaco, Yanela Mabel Flores Cárdenas, faces national restrictions after being formally charged with theft during a national councilors meeting.