In a pivotal development in the case of missing elderly woman María Ercira Contreras, the Valparaíso Regional Prosecutor's Office has charged two Police Investigations officers and the owner of the Las Tórtolas estate with obstruction of justice, raising serious concerns over mishandling of crucial evidence.

Security Minister Luis Cordero has described the arrest of former Supreme Court judge Ángela Vivanco as "a very severe institutional blow," reflecting on its impactful implications for Chile's judiciary amid the ongoing corruption investigation.

Former Supreme Court Justice Angela Vivanco was arrested by Carabineros in a significant operation related to ongoing corruption investigations, facing serious charges including bribery and money laundering.

Following his conviction, werken Rafael Pichún Collonao denounces from prison a "political persecution strategy" orchestrated by the state and forestry companies. In a letter, he accuses the forestry sector of influencing judicial decisions while reaffirming his commitment to the struggle for freedom and territorial defense.

Organizations denounce judicial framing against the children of Mapuche defender Julia Chuñil, who is missing. They accuse the prosecutor's office of using dubious witnesses, omitting key investigative lines, and criminalizing the family. They demand a transparent investigation and hold the Public Ministry accountable. The IACHR had already requested the state to intensify the search. The organizations call to expose "this framing to uncover Julia Chuñil’s whereabouts and continue demanding a thorough, truthful, and transparent investigation."

The prosecutor's office reported that the police officer is accused of participation in a second criminal act: "She conspired and coordinated with the criminal organization that constructed a 15-meter tunnel to rob a safe at the Prosegur company, discovered on February 11, 2024, during which she would distract police officers to ensure the robbery was completed," stated the Public Ministry.

In its ruling, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights stated that "prolonged confinement in isolation, as well as any other measure that could severely jeopardize the physical or mental health of a detainee, is strictly prohibited," a condition that was not upheld in Brazil for the former guerrilla fighter, who underwent a differentiated disciplinary regime (RDD) from February 2002 to November 2006 without legal justification.

As a result, the Prosecutor's Office is now able to request an arrest warrant and formal charges against the former judge for bribery and money laundering offenses.

Senator Gastón Saavedra has passionately condemned a controversial bill that seeks to provide an alternative punishment system for inmates, potentially allowing house arrest for convicted perpetrators of human rights violations during Pinochet's dictatorship, describing it as an attempt to create impunity.

In a shocking turn of events, a police sergeant has been arrested for allegedly leading the criminal gang responsible for a billion-dollar heist on Brinks in Rancagua, exposing severe institutional corruption.