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Retired Colonel Nelson Haase Mazzei, the last fugitive in the 1973 Víctor Jara murder, was arrested in Puyehue and ordered to begin a 25-year prison term after being convicted in absentia along with six other ex-soldiers, a case long pursued in the context of Pinochet’s dictatorship that killed or disappeared thousands.
Chilean voters have rejected a proposed conservative-written constitution to replace the current Pinochet-era set of laws, with 55.8% opposed and 44.2% in favor. The new charter, drafted largely by conservatives, was criticized for being more conservative than the existing one, aiming to deepen free-market principles and potentially limit women's rights. The defeat means that the Pinochet-era constitution will remain in effect, despite previous calls for a more progressive charter.
Chileans are set to vote in a referendum on a new constitution to replace the Pinochet-era text. The proposed rewrite, which is more conservative than the current version, places private property rights and strict rules around immigration and abortion at its center. The first attempt at drafting a new charter, written by a left-wing dominated body, was rejected by voters in 2022. The second attempt, dominated by the right, will be put to a vote on December 17. The outcome will determine whether Chile adopts the proposed constitution or sticks to the current one.