The former police chief is charged with embezzlement, money laundering, and falsification of public documents. According to evidence cited by the Public Ministry, Espinosa allegedly funneled part of the stolen money through the network that carried out the scheme and kept the rest, depositing it into his own accounts and those of his wife, Magdalena Neira, who is also charged with money laundering.

Arica governor Diego Paco (National Renewal) recently joined Kast’s campaign, prompting his party to suspend his membership. Meanwhile, the Republican Party’s secretary-general said several members of Demócratas would also join the far-right bid “before the runoff.”

Vice president of the Valparaíso Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, Alejandro Álvarez, praised the massive turnout and its positive impact on the sector, stating that “the assessment of the Carnaval de los Mil Tambores is excellent. According to reports from affiliated hostels and hotels, occupancy reached 100%—a figure comparable only to New Year’s.”

A human tide—largely made up of Gen Z demonstrators—flooded downtown Lima on Saturday in a mass march centered on the Congress of the Republic

Jorge Rodríguez, who oversees Venezuela’s national dialogue, said Nicolás Maduro’s administration has reinforced security around the diplomatic mission, “which our government respects and protects.”

A CIPER investigation found that the SML identified four men executed and buried in Patio 29, but the State has yet to add them to the official registry; the Human Rights Undersecretariat told the outlet a PNB mechanism is forthcoming to close that gap.

Chile’s highest court ordered the state to pay 70 million pesos to a law student who survived being shot and thrown into the Mapocho River by Carabineros Intelligence agents in 1974.

“We must remember. These actors (the far right) are proposing setbacks that are unacceptable in a democratic society. Along with that comes a threat to hard-won workers’ rights and a danger for women,” said the lawmaker and District 10 re-election candidate in a conversation with La Mañanera.

The organization argued that instead of addressing Ecuador’s social demands, the Noboa government is responding with “more repression and the criminalization of Indigenous and social movements,” backed by “hate speech, racism, and media manipulation.”

José Luis Espert resigned his bid for a Buenos Aires congressional seat after being linked to a businessman accused of drug trafficking. The crisis exposes fractures within La Libertad Avanza and forces Milei to reorganize his political strategy in the country’s most important district.