CHILE UPDATES (AUGUST 29, 2022)
Gabriel Boric is the president with the second best evaluation in Latin America, according to the French Ipsos survey. Itconsulted almost 300 journalists and opinion leaders in the region. The best evaluated president is Luis Lacalle Pou, from Uruguay, with 75% approval, says Radio ADN.
The Cadem survey of August 28 considered the opinion of 705 men and women over 18 years of age. President Boric's approval rose two percentage points, to 39%, says Biobío
The arrest of Hector Llaitul, the leader of the group Coordinadora Arauco Malleco (CAM), known for its armed struggle seeking the establishment of an independent Mapuche state, opened an internal crisis within the government due to the timing and handling of the situation. La Tercera
CONSTITUTION BRIEFS
Korean economist Ha-Joon Chang: "The proposed new Constitution provides a good economic framework to take the country to the next level." Interview in La Tercera
More than a thousand lawyers and graduates in Legal Sciences from Chile give their support to the Apruebo. They assure that the New Constitution "will allow our daily lives to improve over time", reports El Mostrador. Also, a group of international constitutionalists backed up the draft of the new Constitution. They assure that the proposal “is within the most advanced international standards. As is the case in countries at the forefront of development, it incorporates social rights and their guarantees as the engine for a society that improves its living conditions and achieves better opportunities for the future”Radio Uchile
Internacional Progresista: Chomsky, Mélenchon and more than 200 world leaders congratulate the new Constitution. They assure that “in the streets and at the polls, the people of Chile have shown the courage to recover and transform their society. The new Constitution is a visionary document that sets the course for the next chapter of this transformation”, says El Desconcierto.
250 international academics and environmental organizations signed a letter of support for the proposed Constitution. Representatives from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, LSE, the Federal University of Sao Paulo, and the University of Medellin, among others, highlighted that Chile would be the first country in the world to recognize the climate and ecological crisis, CNN reports.
Pulso Ciudadano Survey of August 28: 27.9% say they have read the complete constitutional text and participation would border on 80% of the voter registry. The survey reflected a 1.4% decrease in the approval of President Gabriel Boric, which reached 30.3%. CNN
Campaign closing weekend: Controversial performance on the Apruebo stage by a performance group called Las Desthat included the Chilean flag in Valparaíso and running over cyclists in the Alameda. CNN
For the official Government campaign to inform about the new Constitution process and content, posters and advertisements with articles of the proposal were installed in different regions of the country, says CNN
Diario Oficial publishes reform that lowers the quorum to 4/7 to modify the current Constitution. The legislation was promoted by DC senators Matías Walker, Ximena Rincón and Iván Flores, and the independent PPD Pedro Araya, to facilitate the changes to the current Magna Carta in case the Rechazo option wins in the exit plebiscite CNN
Discalced Carmelite religious congregation of San José de Maipo: "Rejecting the new Constitution is rejecting a big step in the future of Chile", says CNN
Chile in tension two weeks before the ratification constitutional plebiscite. Report of La Diaria de Uruguay
The Apruebo changes its TV slot in the last week of the campaign and turns to the undecided, says Ex-Ante
Constitutional Explainer: What does the New Constitution proposal say about health? It establishes a National Health System “universal, public and integrated”. The text enshrines the right of every person to health and "comprehensive well-being, including its physical and mental dimensions," reports La Tercera
Final stretch of the campaign: Boric prepares tour to regions where he leads the Rechazo, Ex-Ante reports
The Prosecutor's Office opens a criminal case for alleged use of government resources, for the printing of more than 700,000 copies of the New Constitution proposal, with funds that exceed $400 million. La Tercera
Interview with Guillermo Teillier, president of the Communist Party: “If the Rechazo wins, we are going to fall into a period of darkness”. Ex-Ante
MORE CHILE RELATED NEWS
Bolsonaro in television debate: President Boric "set fire in the Santiago Metro", reports CNN
Government puts urgency and presents indications to the law project that reduces the workday to 40 hours per week, says Biobío
Government prepares implementation of "popular supermarkets" to avoid food waste, reports CNN
The prosecution office summoned the general director of Carabineros, demanding him to declare regardin accusations in a case on human rights violations during the social outbreak, says CNN
Following up on one of his campaign promises, President Boric launched the work of the Comprehensive Reparation Table -Mesa de Reparación Integral- with the objective of "establishing the foundations for the qualification and reparation of victims of human rights violations in the framework of the social outbreak," reports La Tercera