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Chile President Kast security and reconstruction drive

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In late July 2026, 2026 President José Antonio Kast called for the rapid urged fast passage of a Reconstruction Law aimed at removing bureaucratic obstacles to speed rebuilding areas hit by after recent storms. He used the occasion of the Chamber of Commerce anniversary storms, linking it to highlight falling homicide and kidnapping rates and to criticize internal coalition debates that he said distracted from core issues such as security, economic growth and employment. rates. A week later, Kast announced a comprehensive security agenda – later he unveiled the Agenda against Organized Crime and Terrorism (ACOT) – comprising (ACOT), a package of more than 30 measures. legislative proposals aimed at strengthening public security. The package proposes agenda calls for constitutional reforms to that would enshrine public security, expands arrest and security as a state duty, extend the period for immediate detention powers, strengthens border controls with new infrastructure and technology, (flagrante) from 12 to 24 hours, and mandates guarantee permanent police presence in the 50 most troubled neighborhoods. Border security is to be bolstered with trenches, drones and monitoring technology, and new tools would expand detention and expulsion of irregular migrants. The president again plan also provides legal protection for police, gendarmes and armed‑forces personnel acting in legitimate defence, criminalises mere membership in organized‑crime groups, and raises penalties for recruiting minors or obstructing streets. Kast cited improved crime statistics up to 26 July showing an 18.7 % drop in homicides, a 45 % decline in kidnappings, more than 7,000 fewer violent robberies, an 86.5 % fall in irregular border income and set a target 60 % rise in drug seizures. The government aims to complete legislative processing have the reforms debated in Congress before Christmas, linking tying the security push to the broader reconstruction effort. Together, the snapshots show a continued emphasis by the Chilean government on accelerating reconstruction while simultaneously rolling out an extensive security framework to sustain public‑order gains.

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