SAGIRE – Chile https://sagire.online/topic/chile/ Articles and notes about Chile. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:48:00 -0300 Chile: the case against Rabat stalls inside the oppositionhttps://sagire.online/chile-rabat-acusacao-adiada/https://sagire.online/chile-rabat-acusacao-adiada/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:54:00 -0300The opposition promised a constitutional accusation against Justice Minister Fernando Rabat over 56 commutations of sentence for sexual crimes against minors, and did not file it in the week its own calendar had set. The votes are the reason: 78 are needed, 62 are counted, and 14 deputies of the Partido de la Gente hold the difference.ChileLatin AmericaJustice Party presidents and opposition lawmakers delivered a letter to President José Antonio Kast at the La Moneda palace demanding the removal of Justice Minister Fernando Rabat.https://sagire.online/wire/dc166955/https://sagire.online/wire/dc166955/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:25:00 -0300Party presidents and opposition lawmakers delivered a letter to President José Antonio Kast at the La Moneda palace demanding the removal of Justice Minister Fernando Rabat. The case involves the reduction of sentences for 56 people convicted of sexual abuse against minors, which has already cost the ministry’s undersecretary, Luis Silva, his post. In a special session of the Chamber of Deputies, Rabat acknowledged “a gap in the procedure, by not listening to the victims,” and the opposition announced a constitutional accusation against him.ChileJusticePolitical crisis A Criteria poll found 25% approval and 65% disapproval for José Antonio Kast's government, his worst figures since taking office.https://sagire.online/wire/be47ff5f/https://sagire.online/wire/be47ff5f/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:22:00 -0300A Criteria poll found 25% approval and 65% disapproval for José Antonio Kast's government, his worst figures since taking office. The previous measurement, on October 25, showed 27% approval and 64% disapproval, until then his lowest levels, and the gap between approval and disapproval reached 40 points.ChileLatin America Chile’s vice-minister of justice resigned after the disclosure of sentence reductions granted to people convicted of abuse against minors, according to Opera Mundi.https://sagire.online/wire/e66b5b90/https://sagire.online/wire/e66b5b90/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 13:23:00 -0300Chile’s vice-minister of justice resigned after the disclosure of sentence reductions granted to people convicted of abuse against minors, according to Opera Mundi. Between March 11 and September 13 this year, the justice ministry authorized 56 sentence reductions for people convicted of sexual crimes against minors: 29 for rape and 27 for sexual abuse, according to BioBioChile.ChileLatin AmericaJustice