The U.S. Ambassador in Chile declares local rare earths strategic for American national security, endorsing Chilean Cobalt Corp. Previously, a report revealed Aclara Resources, with a project in Penco, allied with Jeff Landry, a Trump associate. These actions demonstrate a coordinated push from Washington to exert control over critical minerals, heightening controversy amid the tragedy of wildfires in the Biobío region.

In a Citizen Interview, attorney Karina Riquelme discussed the documented cases in her book [In] Due Process, where she highlights a pattern of criminal prosecution and systematic violations of rights against the Mapuche people.

President Milei's intervention in Ushuaia Port, executed through Resolution 4/2026, follows provincial mismanagement allegations of misallocation and underinvestment. The move, which was foreseen by Agenda Malvinas, prompts accusations of federal overreach and raises alarms about potential privatization and the surrender of logistical sovereignty in Antarctica to foreign interests.

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."

A resident of Lirquén, following a devastating fire, blames mining and forestry companies for the disaster. She declares the area a "sacrifice zone" and calls for practical, non-political help to rebuild the nearly destroyed community, stating that "more than 90%" is affected. This urgent appeal was aired by Radio Kurruf.

Federal Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein has denied Bruce Fein's request to join Nicolás Maduro's defense team, emphasizing that Fein lacked a valid legal basis to participate in the case against the former Venezuelan president.

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.

The forum held in Santiago addressed the first official complaint from a union representing contracted workers against the Chilean government, submitted in late 2025 to the International Labour Organization (ILO) by the Sintrac union.

A recent report from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) highlights that the detention of law-abiding Latinos in the U.S. increased sixfold within just one year of President Donald Trump’s controversial administration.