Chile · POLITICS
Key Facts
—What happened The government lowered the urgency on the Kast security reform from fast-track ‘suma urgencia’ to a 30-day ‘urgencia simple’ starting in September.
—How big The reform creates a constitutional ‘State of Exception for Public Security’ lasting up to 120 days, extendable once by a further 120, with wiretap provisions and benefit bans.
—The catch The bill now sits in three Senate committees with opposition majorities, and the Senate president says the votes are not there.
