DARK SECRETS: 6 - The Real Truth

Chile lawmakers vote to reduce work week from 45 to 40 hours

Chile’s Congress has approved a law gradually reducing the work week from 45 to 40 hours, a decision hailed by the government as a breakthrough for workers’ rights

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Chile enacts laws, allots $1.5 billion to fight crime amid police killings

Chile on Thursday signed new laws and allocated $1.5 billion to fight crime amid skyrocketing perceptions of insecurity and a day after the third police officer in less than a month was killed on duty.

Reuters · Apr 6, 2023

Chile’s government pledged to put feminism into practice – has it delivered?

President Gabriel Boric promised to initiate a feminist movement but conservative values remain strong in the country

The Guardian - US · Mar 16, 2023

Chile: Attempted $32 million airport heist leaves two dead

An airport shootout in Chile’s capital has killed a security officer and an alleged robber in what authorities say was an attempted heist of more than $32 million in cash aboard a plane from Miami

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Chile widens state of emergency as raging wildfires leave at least 13 dead

President Gabriel Boric cuts short vacation as heatwave fuels nearly 40 blazes across southern and central regions

The Guardian - US · Feb 4, 2023

Thirteen dead as fires blaze through south-central Chile

Dozens of raging wildfires in Chile claimed at least thirteen lives and torched some 14,000 hectares (35,000 acres), authorities reported on Friday, as a summer heatwave sweeps across the southern hemisphere country.

Reuters · Feb 3, 2023

Scholz bid to rally Ukraine support in South America falls flat

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's bid this week to rally support for Ukraine in the face of Russia's invasion during his first South American tour fell flat, with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reiterating his view both parties shared blame.

Reuters · Jan 30, 2023

Scholz seeks to secure more critical minerals on South America tour

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lobbied this week for South America to prioritize cooperating with Germany in its commodities sector as Berlin joins the race for critical minerals, with lithium key for its auto industry.

Reuters · Jan 30, 2023

Crime, inflation hammer support for Chile's Boric in tough first year

Carmen Villegas, 56, a housewife in Santiago, was one of the millions of Chileans who turned out to vote for Gabriel Boric in 2021, propelling the young leader to the presidential palace amid optimism over his plans to reduce deep-seated inequality.

Reuters · Jan 23, 2023

Chile, Colombia call for extraordinary OAS meeting after Brazil riots

Chilean President Gabriel Boric called for an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Monday to address riots in Brazil where supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed top government buildings.

Reuters · Jan 9, 2023