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Chilean public administration audit irregularities

Overview

Audits by Chile’s Contraloría General de la República (CGR) have uncovered significant fiscal irregularities and administrative mismanagement within the public sector.

In August 2026, an audit of the Urban Integration Program for Camps revealed irregularities involving rent subsidies exceeding $239 million. The investigation, covering early 2025 through March 2026, found that 168 subsidies were paid to deceased individuals and identified violations regarding beneficiaries holding contracts with spouses. Delays in contract regularization by the Subsecretaría de Vivienda resulted in an estimated fiscal loss of over $110 million. The CGR has ordered the regularization of funds with the Inter-American Development Bank and initiated disciplinary procedures.

In September 2026, the CGR identified further mismanagement regarding personnel, noting that 485 public officials in the central administration continued to receive full salaries while under preventive suspension during administrative investigations between 2020 and early 2026. Some officials remained suspended for over four years, with the ten most prolonged cases costing the State approximately $671 million in remunerations. In response, the CGR has taken direct control of the 30 most delayed cases to ensure resolution.

Entities

Contraloría General de la República · Servicio Local de Educación Pública Atacama · Servicio Local de Educación Pública Santiago Centro · Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Timeline

  1. 11 days ago

    [POLITICS] 15 sources
    Chile Contraloría finds 485 suspended officials receiving salaries

    Chile's Contraloría found 485 suspended officials continued receiving salaries, costing the State $671 million in the ten longest cases. The agency will now directly manage the most delayed investigations.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 9 sources
    Chilean audit finds $239 million in rent subsidy irregularities

    A Chilean audit found over $239 million in rent subsidy irregularities, including payments to 168 deceased individuals and beneficiaries failing to meet program requirements.

Sources

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