Socialist parliamentarian warned that such measures directly affect the nation's most vulnerable sectors, especially as the government pushes an economic agenda that includes tax cuts for large corporations.

In the context of the academic year opening at the University of Talca, former Finance Minister addressed the effects of recent economic crises, defended the importance of institutional stability, and questioned policies solely based on spending cuts. He warned about the risks of starting anew with each change in administration: "We cannot reinvent the wheel every four years," stressing the need to maintain ongoing initiatives.

The leader of the Communist Party's parliamentary group, Deputy Daniela Serrano, criticized the finance ministry's proposal to cut the Universal Guaranteed Pension (PGU), recalling that during his campaign, President José A. Kast promised not to make such cuts.

No longer a mere threat or budget’s fine print: the Kast government has enacted a cut to the CONADI Land Fund, one of the few state channels to address the territorial demands of indigenous peoples.

The Treasury has categorized a key fund from CONADI for Indigenous land purchases as dispensable, leading to diminished state responses and increasing tensions in a continuing conflict.

This action has the backing of the European Union and has raised alarms within Chile's right-wing circles, both inside and outside the government, regarding the potential implications for the national President.

Lawmakers warned that "despite the President's public statements that there is no intention to implement these measures, such declarations are not binding, while the Circular maintains full legal validity as it has not been amended by another administrative act."

The court found the former officer guilty of four counts of unlawful duress against defenseless and handcuffed civilians.

The Navy sergeant who struck Manuel Rebolledo is the sole member of his institution facing potential release for "defending the homeland."

Hacienda's cuts do not target excess, but rather the minimum floor that makes studying possible: school meals, support for public education, reintegration, and access to university are all under scrutiny.