In 2023, the Supreme Court acquitted all those convicted for the death of former President Eduardo Frei Montalva, overturning 2019 convictions by Judge Alejandro Madrid, which included former DINA and CNI agent Raúl Diego Lillo Gutiérrez. Consequently, his defense sought compensation claiming a 'judicial error', a request that was ultimately denied.

The Coordinadora Feminista 8M has announced a Feminist General Strike on March 8 and 9 in response to José Antonio Kast's upcoming inauguration as president of Chile, warning of potential regression in rights and social justice.

Shares of the company plummeted 15% in a week after it was revealed that one in four Mercado Pago clients cannot repay their loans.

As President-elect José Antonio Kast's newly nominated undersecretary for telecommunications faces scrutiny from the General Comptroller's office, allegations of overlapping public contracts, a tax debt, and potential conflicts of interest are raising questions about her suitability for the role.

The general approval of the bill allowing the suspension or substitution of prison sentences has strained one of the most fragile consensuses in Chilean democracy. While the state seeks to advance in truth and memory, the right-wing is pushing an initiative that could benefit those convicted of crimes committed during the dictatorship.

Luis Schmidt served as Chile's ambassador to China from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022 during the two presidential terms of the late businessman and politician Sebastián Piñera, who notably abandoned a 2021 submarine cable project between Valparaíso and Hong Kong that was being negotiated with Chinese company Huawei.

Legislator denied political pressures and expressed his intention to improve the proposed legislation by presenting amendments, noting that what was passed is just the initial idea for legislation. He also pointed out that other senators—Ximena Rincón, Felipe Kast, Jorge Soria, and Sergio Gahona—were also absent during the vote: "This has focused on me, and there are four other parliamentarians who did not vote on this project," he stated.

A controversial Senate vote, led by Senator Javier Macaya, has approved a bill that could benefit offenders over 70 years old, including Macaya's convicted father, igniting debates over potential conflicts of interest and the implications for public safety.

The right-wing is once again pushing a bill that could open the door to sentence commutation and alternative fulfillments, an initiative that could practically benefit those convicted of human rights violations. In Chile, memory is not just a thing of the past: it is a current battleground.

A new group of Chilean citizens deported from the U.S. has arrived back in Chile, with 34 nationals now returning, increasing the total to 354 under the Trump-era policies.