Unemployment funds to finance daycare centers and police conviction ratified
Chile faces changes in the financing of social benefits and progress in judicial processes of national relevance. The government confirmed adjustments in the use of unemployment funds, while courts ratify sentences related to social protests and evaluate new legal protections for women.
The government confirmed that the Daycare bill will directly impact Unemployment Insurance funds. This measure will involve a reduction in the contributions destined for workers' individual accounts and the Solidarity Unemployment Fund, the system that provides economic support to those who lose their jobs. In another judicial matter, the Supreme Court initiated a removal process against 56 judges who traveled abroad while on medical leave.
The Santiago Court of Appeals ratified the conviction against a Carabineros captain for the use of illegitimate force during the 2019 protests. The court refused to apply the "Naín Retamal" law, a regulation that grants greater self-defense powers to police, considering that it did not apply in this case of unlawful coercion. With this decision, the sentence against the officer for his actions during the social unrest is upheld.
Regarding women's rights, the legal concept of "femicide suicide" is being promoted to address extreme forms of gender-based violence. This legal framework seeks to bring visibility to cases where persistent abuse drives women to take their own lives, referencing recent cases such as that of Carabineros officer Ornella Uribe in La Serena. The initiative aims to ensure these situations do not go unpunished and are recognized by the judicial system.
Finally, Deputy Marcos Barraza criticized a proposal for a registry of vandals and incivilities linked to José A. Kast's sector. The parliamentarian described the initiative as a project harmful to society, warning about the possible social consequences of implementing such a list.
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