Senator Manuel José Ossandón (RN) accused former Senate Secretary General Raúl Guzmán Uribe of presumed public document falsification in the Senate chamber. The events date back to January and February over a deputy secretary designation dispute. He requested President Paulina Núñez to launch an investigation.
During the first legislative session of the new parliamentary cycle in the Senate on March 18, 2026, Senator Manuel José Ossandón (RN) formally accused former Secretary General Raúl Guzmán Uribe, a lawyer and ex-prosecutor, whose term expired on March 10. Ossandón detailed that on January 27, he called the internal regime commission, where attending senators agreed Julio Cámara Oyarzo would be the deputy in case of vacancy. However, on February 9, the general secretariat notified the HR chief designating Ximena Belmar Stegmann, 'which is false', per Ossandón. As Senate president then, he issued a memo to correct it; though changed, Guzmán wrote 'no error existed' and requested another agreement for Cámara. Ossandón deemed it 'of utmost gravity' and asked President Paulina Núñez (RN) to investigate, handing over a folder of evidence. He noted regime commissions are secret, lacking audio or minutes, creating uncertainty on sensitive agreements. 'It could eventually amount to public document falsification. Which would be very serious', he concluded. This accusation added to session tensions, like clashes between Senators Javier Macaya (UDI) and Daniel Núñez (PC), and Fidel Espinoza (PS) and Karim Bianchi, but the main focus was Ossandón's charge. The session proceeded to vote on bills after interventions.
