Chile’s parliament extended this Wednesday Exception Status which governs the four southern provinces between claims for a greater military presence in the area, the epicenter of the so-called “Mapuche conflict” pitted against indigenous radicals, major foresters and the state.
The Senate voted 31 in favour, 1 against and 2 abstentions to approve the measure, which was approved in the lower house that morning with 100 votes in favour, 19 against and 13 abstentions.
Exception Status This will continue for another 15 days, until July 15, in the four provinces of the Araucania and Biobio regions, which have suffered an escalation of violence over the past year with constant attacks on equipment, burning of buildings and houses, theft of wood and fatal shootings. .
Need to tighten up
The vote in the lower house was characterized by a lack of right-wing control, with parliamentarians demanding a tougher measure – a figure that allows the military to be used to control public order – while providing additional resources and powers to the Armed Forces.
Despite promising that he would not do so, and criticizing his predecessor, Sebastián Piñera, for maintaining the militarization of the south for six months, the President ChileGabriel Borich, issued a decree shortly after taking office Exception Status.
As a novelty, it was installed in a “limited” manner, militarizing only the main routes.
“It doesn’t work for us. Exception Status this only applies to certain roads, because attacks continue to occur precisely where police deployments do not reach. We need them to directly attack the issue of terrorism,” said Gloria Naveilan, a congresswoman from the (far-right) Republican Party, during the debate.
“We see that although terrorist attacks have been reduced to a minimum, there is still a lack of real and political will to protect citizens,” added Francisco Undurraga, MP for Evopoli (center right).
“30% less violence”
According to him Executivethe measure reduced the severity and incidence of violence in rural areas by 30%, with fewer trucks set on fire, violent usurpations, and incidents involving firearms.
“When the tools that we use to combat acts of violence work and bring results, we hope that they will be adopted by parliamentarians from any sector,” government spokeswoman Camila Vallejo said during the day.
In La Araucania and other areas in the south Chile For decades, there has been a territorial dispute between the state, some radical Mapuche communities, and forestry companies exploiting land that indigenous peoples consider ancestral.
Both parts of the left and indigenous movements argue that militarization only adds to the tension in the conflict and argue that more comprehensive and long-term measures are needed.
(As reported by EFE)
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