Chile

• Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 09:46 UTC

  YPFB adds new Chilean port to boost fuel imports

  

  Bolivia’s state oil company, Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), began importing diesel and gasoline through the Chilean port of Mejillones to address a months-long fuel crisis. This new route complements the port of Arica and diversifies imports from four countries, ensuring 100% of market demand is met with 70 million liters of fuel.

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:18 UTC

  Bomb threat at Santiago airport was a hoax

  

  A Sky Airlines flight from Santiago de Chile to Calama was evacuated Monday due to a bomb threat made by a passenger during the boarding process. Emergency protocols were activated by Chile's General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC), leading to the disembarkation of all passengers and crew. The Carabineros' Special Operations Group (GOPE) is investigating the incident. A passenger allegedly noticed a suspicious bag inside the aircraft, prompting the security response. One person has been detained as part of the ongoing investigation.

• Monday, May 26th 2025 - 10:41 UTC

  No fatalities reported as tornado hits southern Chile

  

  An EF-1 tornado with winds between 138 and 187 km/h Sunday struck Puerto Varas in southern Chile, about 1,000 km south of Santiago, injuring eight people, none critically, and damaging approximately 150–250 homes, with significant impact on roofs, trees, power poles, and vehicles.

• Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 19:08 UTC

  Boric outlines proposed solution to Mapuche conflict

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font announced Thursday in a broadcast message a comprehensive plan to address the Mapuche conflict, based on recommendations from the Commission for Peace and Understanding. The key measures include:

• Thursday, May 22nd 2025 - 10:35 UTC

  Ecological overshoot reported in Chile for the sixth straight year

  

  The Global Footprint Network (GFN) monitoring ecological developments reported that Chile has exhausted its annual natural resources by May 17, 2025, technically known as an “overshoot,” thus becoming the first South American country to do so this year. If global consumption mirrored Chile's, 2.7 Earths would be needed to sustain it, the organization argued.

• Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 08:21 UTC

  UK and Chile sign MoU on Cooperation in Gender Equality

  

  The UK and Chile signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in Gender Equality earlier this month. The MoU, with the aim of establishing sustained mutual cooperation in promoting human rights and gender equality, was signed by the Minister for Latin America, Baroness Chapman, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gloria de la Fuente, during her visit to London.

• Friday, May 16th 2025 - 10:33 UTC

  Chile's Senate okays state of emergency extension to tackle Mapuche crisis

  

  Chile's Senate approved Thursday a 30-day extension of the constitutional state of emergency in La Araucanía and the provinces of Arauco and Biobío, marking three years since President Gabriel Boric Font first implemented the measure in May 2022 to address escalating arson attacks. “Senate approves new extension of the state of emergency constitutional exception in the region of La Araucanía and the provinces of Arauco and Biobío”, informed a statement read.

• Thursday, May 15th 2025 - 20:32 UTC

  China lifts visa requirements for nationals of various South American countries

  

  China will implement a visa-free policy for citizens of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026, on a trial basis, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian confirmed Thursday.

• Thursday, May 15th 2025 - 18:30 UTC

  Lula lands in Montevideo for Mujica's memorial

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva landed in Montevideo Thursday for the memorial of former Uruguayan head of State José Pepe Mujica at the Legislative Palace. The Brazilian leader, flying straight from China, where he attended a series of multinational engagements, met with Mujica's widow and former Vice President Lucía Topolansky, current Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi, and Chile's Gabriel Boric Font, who also participated in the Asian gatherings.

• Wednesday, May 14th 2025 - 10:29 UTC

  Presidents of China and Chile meet in Beijing

  

  During Wednesday's encounter with his Chilean colleague Gabriel Boric Font in Beijing at the IV Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)-China ministerial Forum, Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted the importance of South-South cooperation in a controversial world. He also recalled that the occasion marked 55 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.