Gendarmería
Government announces reform to restructure gendarmería after corruption network
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President Gabriel Boric surprised by announcing a constitutional reform transferring Gendarmería's security functions to the Ministry of Public Security, in response to Operation Apocalipsis that detained 44 gendarmes for prison corruption. The measure separates inmate custody from social reintegration, which will go to a new body under Justice. Authorities emphasize it aims to fight organized crime and clean the institution.
During President José Antonio Kast's promulgation of the constitutional reform restructuring Gendarmería—initially announced by Gabriel Boric amid a 2025 prison corruption scandal—a Gendarmería official fainted at the Escuela de Formación Penitenciaria de Gendarmería José Joaquín Prieto. The incident concerned attendees, including Kast, with Senator Castro providing aid; her condition remains unknown.
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A Gendarmería official was detained on December 31, 2025, for trying to smuggle drugs into the Valparaíso Prison Complex amid a corruption crisis in the institution. The agency dismissed him immediately and opened an administrative inquiry. This incident follows the recent formalization of 42 former gendarmes for bribery offenses in Operation Apocalipsis.