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Montevideo, July 12th 2025 - 03:27 UTC

Tag: Adriana Delpiano

  • Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 10:47 UTC

    US pilot must pay for departure from Antarctica after unauthorized landing

    The young pilot had already spent more than 140 days on a mission to fly across all seven continents, aiming to raise funds for pediatric cancer research

    The Chilean government has ruled out covering the transportation costs of 19-year-old American pilot and influencer Ethan Guo, who remains under a travel ban in Antarctica after landing without authorization. Defense Minister Adriana Delpiano explained that while “there is no impediment” for him to leave the white continent on a private flight, Guo himself must cover the cost through a private aviation company.

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  • Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Brazil and Chile sign 13 agreements, including two key defense ones

    Defense Ministers Adriana Delpiano and José Mucio Monteiro agreed to join forces to tackle common challenges

    Defense Ministers Adriana Delpiano of Chile and José Mucio Monteiro of Brazil signed Tuesday two agreements: one for exchanging instructor officers between Chile’s Joint Peace Operations Training Center (Cecopac) and its Brazilian counterpart (Ccopab) to enhance peacekeeping training, and another for academic cooperation between Chile’s National Academy of Political and Strategic Studies (ANEPE) and the Brazilian Defense College (ESD) to advance research and training in security and defense.

  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 14:00 UTC

    Delpiano appointed Chile's new defense minister

    Delpiano has held various public positions

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font appointed Adriana Delpiano to replace the resigning Maya Fernández, who left her position after being involved in the scandal regarding the Government's failed attempt to purchase the house of her grandfather, former President Salvador Allende.