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In Transparency International's 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index Chile was ranked number 29 among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked number 1 is perceived to have the most honest public sector. [1] It was ranked 5th among the countries of the Americas, behind Canada, Uruguay, Barbados and the United States. [2]
Pinocheques A corruption scandal involving the eldest son of Augusto Pinochet. Killing of Senator Jaime Guzmán in 1991 Operation Silence (1991) DINE (successor to DINA) assists several military and DINA officers wanted for human rights abuse to escape from Chile (including Eugenio Berrios , Arturo Sanhueza Ross , Carlos Herrera Jiménez )
The company is currently under indictment and investigation for diverting funds to different politicians in Chile. The SQM Case is closely related to the Penta Case , since defendants from both cases overlap and it is the same type of crime.
Boric has been critical of the social and economic model established in Chile during the dictatorship, arguing that it has continued even after the transition to democracy. During the 2021 election, he pledged to dismantle the country's neoliberal economic model, stating that, "if Chile was the cradle of neoliberalism, it will also be its grave."
In Chile, a small number of industrial fishing companies possess the largest quotas for fishing specific species such as Merluccius australis, Chilean jack mackerel, and anchovies. [1] The Corpesca case specifically investigates the payments made to manipulate the decision-making process when allocating quotas under the Longueira Law.
Pacogate is corruption scandal involving Carabineros de Chile, Chile's main police force. The scandal revolves around a scheme for misappropriation of public funds. Pacogate begun to be investigated in 2016 while the actions investigated occurred between 2006 and 2017.
VINA DEL MAR, Chile (Reuters) -The death toll from wildfires raging across central Chile hit 122 on Monday as helicopters dumped tons of water on blazes and emergency crews told Reuters they were ...
Corruption in Chile (6 P) H. Political history of Chile (20 C, 10 P) Human rights in Chile (6 C, 8 P) L. Lobbying in Chile (1 C) M. Political mass media in Chile (1 C)