Good afternoon. Can you hear it okay? Good afternoon. Um, I would like to give an account, along with greeting you, of a summary of what the political week was like for the government. For the government, it was a positive week in the first dimension, which was the approval of the mega-reform, a structural project to resume growth, to rebuild some areas of the country, and also to ensure legal certainty as an indispensable condition for economic growth, without prejudice to the fact that the processing of two specific norms by the Constitutional Court is still pending and without prejudice to the vetoes that are being processed, the heart of the reform and therefore an emblematic project that in a record time of 4 months allows it to practically be put into law. We believe this is very important news for President Cast's government. Secondly, there were positive economic figures in terms of IMASEC and also in terms of CPI, which shows, without being triumphalist, that the economic management allows us to create the conditions to gradually reactivate and improve the economy in our country. country and also the President of the Republic in a national broadcast proposed to the country a robust agenda, important to be able to combat organized crime and terrorism. For President Cast's government, restoring a culture of order and security is fundamental. It has been fundamental from day one, and therefore the efforts to reorient and reprioritize the government's efforts and focus them on security matters, in an operational dimension, in a legislative dimension and in a constitutional dimension will be the axes of work around which the government's tasks will be legislatively rearticulated in the National Congress. national. In this sense, this is an agenda that, as we have pointed out, has around 30 legislative initiatives, some of which are currently being processed, and which the government is interested in resuming and advancing, such as the rules on the use of force, as well as other initiatives that have recently been introduced to Congress such as the salary conditions for the Carabineros (police force), and also tools that will be incorporated into new legislative initiatives such as increasing the time limit for flagrant offenses, privileged self-defense for off-duty officers when it comes to police officers who are not on duty while in uniform, and also incorporating the aggravation of crimes for those who commit these offenses while wearing hoods. In addition, two constitutional reforms have been announced that will allow us to specify, update in our fundamental charter and make it a consensus of our institutional bases that public security is a primary duty for the State. In that regard, the Minister of Security also reported earlier this week on security figures showing an 18% decrease in homicide victims compared to a year ago, with significant decreases in this crime occurring in Atacama, Arica, Parinacota, and Araucanía. Uh, the same applies to the decrease in kidnappings. and also, of course, what we have pointed out regarding irregular migration. Therefore, we believe that the prisoner, who has been well received by the political world and who allows us to reorient and realign the deployment of the Executive in Congress, will allow us to move forward with an agenda that, in the government's view, garners cross-party support from all political forces. Therefore, the government's invitation is for all initiatives, which will of course be discussed on their merits, to be promptly approved because they are a desire of all Chileans regarding order and public safety. I would also like to report on the situation that is occurring or is arising in the Libertadores Pass as a result of the frontal system. The Libertadores Pass has been closed since July 15. This means that the Cristo Redentor integrated complex, which in the Chilean case includes the Paso de los Libertadores, in the Argentine case the Paso Orcones and the Cristo Redentor tunnel, has been closed, and through the coordination of the presidential delegation of the Andes, the Chilean side has been cleared. However, it is not yet possible to restore international traffic because on the Argentine side the snow removal has been slower. Through the border crossing unit of the Ministry of the Interior and through coordination between the regional presidential delegate of the Valparaíso region and the provincial presidential delegation of the Andes, assistance has been offered to contribute to the snow removal efforts on the Argentine side, which are preventing the restoration of international traffic. As I said, the clearing work on the Chilean side is complete, but the Argentine side is still pending, and we have not yet made ourselves available to the government of that country to help with the clearing work. On this topic alone, it should be noted that there has been coordination to reactivate the Portillo ski resort , which is fundamental at this time for the economy of the Valparaíso region and also for the country's economy, due to the impact of opening ski resorts to foreign tourists. Controlled transit has been arranged for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, August 8th and 9th, for those with reservations with accommodation at the ski resort. This is very important because we have also been coordinating with the Undersecretary of Tourism to be able to reactivate that ski resort. And I would also like to finally, and without prejudice to your questions, to report that in recent days there have been successive decrees from the Ministry of Agriculture to declare an agricultural emergency in the Los Ríos area, in the Ñuble area and in the Araucanía region. On August 6, an agricultural emergency was declared in the Los Ríos region, on August 6 in the Ñuble region, and on August 5 in the Araucanía region, regions that have seen this productive sector especially affected by the frontal system. In that sense, this agricultural emergency decree, which had already been decreed for the regions of Atacama, Valparaíso and Coquimbo, will allow us to expedite the availability of resources in agricultural matters. Essentially, it provides fodder for the animals suffering from the harsh weather of the frontal system, and also, of course, other types of aid and subsidies that are important for this productive sector, which is very important in the areas affected by the frontal system. Well, we do n't have any new reports regarding further rainfall at the moment. Let's remember that Senapret and the Chilean Meteorological Directorate make forecasts every 5 days and for now, in the coming days, only some precipitation is expected in the pre-Andean area, where there will also be very low temperatures, which allows us to at least ensure a low isotherm and avoid high river levels. Authorities continue working on clearing efforts, primarily in those municipalities where there is still a high flow of rivers. However, as a result of the cessation of rainfall, progress has been made in the clearing work. Uh, I'll be waiting, but not before pointing out that for the Executive this was a week of positive news and that the President's address allows us to revitalize and refocus the priority of government action within the framework of public order and security . Acting Minister, how are you? How are you? Good afternoon. Um, I'd like to know about this mega security agenda, uh, what the upcoming legislative steps are , what initiatives will be prioritized, for example, next week, and if you could explain to us in more detail what this limited state of exception is. The truth is that during this day, former minister Luis Cordero lashed out, saying that this is an experiment and also assured that the training between military and police is completely different. What does he reply? I have the utmost respect for former Minister Cordero. It should be remembered that it has been political sectors and, fundamentally, municipal leaders of the opposition who have requested a greater presence of support from the armed forces in matters of security. In the context of constitutional states of emergency, the armed forces do perform some tasks of collaboration with public order. And let's remember that this week the Minister of the Interior went to the National Congress to approve a reform that modifies the State of Exception Law to give more powers to the armed forces collaborating with the tasks of order. However, we believe that the challenge proposed by the president must go a step further, and the government is taking a bold step by proposing to the country the study, within our constitutional framework, of a permanent mechanism to assist the police when, through a new and limited constitutional state of exception, support is required—not the replacement of tasks, but the institutional support of the armed forces. in order to combat crime, organized crime and terrorism. We believe that what the executive branch and the president are proposing, without prejudice to the wording, which will be made public in a few days, allows us to project a discussion that is necessary in Chile. Today, the firepower of organized crime and terrorism often forces us to reflect on the capabilities we currently have to combat this scourge. And we believe that proposing collaboration between the armed forces and the police today is something that is entirely relevant to analyze, and we believe it is a positive sign for improving criminal prosecution. Regarding the initiatives you will have as a priority next week, could you give us some details? Let's see, there are around 30 legislative initiatives that we are reviewing as part of this agenda. Specific emergencies are announced by the General Secretariat of the Presidency. That's going to happen sometime this weekend. Thus, the specific prioritization will be in the hands of SEPRES, and of course, from there the necessary coordination will be generated to prioritize those matters that are already in different stages of Congress, such as in the Joint Commission on Rules of Use of Force, or as well as constitutional reforms such as the one that allows for longer detention of irregular immigrants, which is in the National Congress, and other bills that will be substantiated according to the coordination that the respective Ministry will propose to the President of the Republic. Good afternoon, Minister. The People's Party wants to introduce an initiative to declare September 17th a holiday, and on the other hand, the National Libertarian Party also wants to introduce a bill to suspend the Karín law. The Executive Branch, what do you think of these measures? if it is going to support them and in the case of the latter it is necessary to suspend the Karim law in order to introduce modifications. First of all, the executive is completely respectful of the power that parliamentarians have to propose initiatives to the country within the scope of their powers, as long as they do not encroach upon the exclusive powers of the President of the Republic. In the case of holidays, it is a discussion that happens repeatedly in our country due to various circumstances. The executive branch believes it is not advisable to innovate in this area because there is already a law that regulates what happens with national holidays, both when there is an interruption at the beginning or end of the national holiday week. That is currently legislated and therefore, in the government's opinion, there is no need to innovate. Regarding the Karim law, the executive branch, and the President of the Republic also stated this, is not in favor of suspending the laws, but rather of making the adjustments that the Ministry of Labor has been working on to make that law work better. In this initiative, as with other laws such as the 40-hour workweek, the Ministry of Labor has been seeking the most appropriate implementation mechanisms, but suspending a regulation does not seem reasonable; rather, institutions must function and adapt to the context of the current regulations. Minister, good afternoon. who already spoke about security reform, but with respect to this COT agenda, the constitutional reform in particular is the most important thing and the priority for the government; it is the umbrella that enables everything else and gives it legal support. And on the other hand, considering that the Constitution already addresses national security and that there is a broad framework of legal regulations on this matter, does this create a way to avoid potential challenges to the Constitutional Court? No, not that last part. Uh, this is important to understand. Each president of the Republic seeks his constitutional imprint to mark, in our fundamental charter, those challenges that seem most pertinent to him. In terms of security from the point of view of the foundations of the institutional framework, the constitutional language uses the concept of security from the time the Constitution came into force. The concept used in the Constitution is national security, but not public security, except when it refers to the armed forces and law enforcement and security forces. Therefore, we believe it is appropriate to propose to the country that it incorporate a modern view of the State's duty in matters of security. That is the constitutional dimension. Of course, the legislative dimension, which is what allows the police to act, is the most relevant from an operational point of view . And thirdly, without prejudice to the rules that are in force, Minister Arrau has shown that with the existing rules there is an operational capacity to increase criminal prosecution, to increase seizures, to increase drug seizures. And we believe that these three constitutional, legislative, and operational elements form a coherent package of perspective that will allow us to make progress in combating organized crime. And of course, we believe it is appropriate for the constitutional dimension to be present. Minister, without that constitutional reform, is the legislative agenda viable or could it be implemented now? Absolutely viable. The proposed constitutional reform allows for strengthening, not enabling, in the case of public safety, because in the case of the special and limited constitutional state of exception, that does require its creation in the Constitution in order to make it operational. So, these are two constitutional reforms with different entities, but undoubtedly both will contribute to streamlining this legislative package. Minister, how are you? As you mentioned at the beginning, you have a positive assessment of this week in terms of public policy. However, it was not the best week for coexistence within the ruling party. There has been a push for projects outside the Executive's agenda and there was even an impassioned Esquella and you. What is still needed to improve this coordination and avoid these public disagreements? I had no public disagreements with Senator Esqueella. This has been completely clarified by both the Minister of the Interior and Senator Esquella himself, and through a conversation that took place in this palace, the personal and institutional relationship between the senator and this undersecretary are completely on the best of terms. And regarding the ruling party, what's important? To gain support in Congress for the Initiatives, and that was part of the mega-reform, it was present when the president made his national address and was accompanied by parliamentarians from all the parties of the government, and it will continue to be present to realize this agenda. Thanks a lot. No, we're cold. Good afternoon. We understand that on September 3rd and 4th, President Cast will participate in the Madrid Forum, a space where he could meet with like-minded individuals such as Mileya Vascal, and moreover, he is the founder of that space and an instance that has been described by the opposition as a summit of rulers who despise democracy. What do you think of that label, and also, isn't this activity similar to what former President Boric was criticized for with the " always democracy" summit? The President of the Republic, President Cast, is a political leader outside our country as well, and therefore what the President has decided is to participate in an event that is not convened by the government, but is convened by foundations and international political actors that are either parties or non- governmental institutions where the President of the Republic, in his capacity as a political leader, has participated on two previous occasions. Therefore, we do not consider it inappropriate that if an activity of this type takes place in Chile, the president may also attend in order to assert his international leadership. regarding the ratings on the activity itself. It is an activity that, according to the information we have, has been carried out since 2020-21, and therefore we do not think that it should be given any further qualifications other than respecting that in Chile all political initiatives that respect democracy are welcome and there is a space for them. Undersecretary, good afternoon. I wanted to ask you, what do you think about former President Boric reposting a Fast Cheche post that claims the data President Casa gave on national television about violent robberies in 2025 is false? The president counted 218,000, but the publication indicates that it was 69,77. In fact, this prompted a complaint to the Comptroller's Office from lawyer Luis Mariano Rendón, accusing them of providing false information that contradicts the official data from the Center for Crime Analysis Studies. I wanted to ask you where this data that the president announced on national television came from, and what you think of this sort of pronouncement by President Boric on the matter? Let's see, first of all , the government does not comment, the government does not comment on the reposts of the former president of the Republic or any of his former ministers of state. Secondly, it is necessary to clarify that what is important is the way in which the State, through the government of the President of the Republic, is confronting and proposing to the country an agenda to combat terrorism, organized crime and delinquency. Secondly , it must be specified, and I understand that the Ministry of Security did so, that if one analyzes through the figures of the Undersecretariat of Crime Prevention, if one adds up crimes against life or integrity of persons, 97,000 infractions, robberies with violence or intimidation, 61,000 infractions, violent robbery of motor vehicles, 8,000 infractions, robbery by surprise, 39,000 infractions, and crimes associated with weapons. That gives approximately 220,000 crimes. So, in fact, when the President of the Republic refers to robberies and violent crimes, that is the figure we can obtain by adding up the figures from the Undersecretariat of Crime Prevention, that is, in the breakdown of the types of violent crimes, which includes robbery with violence. That gives us the margin that the president mentioned, and therefore that is a clarification that can be given twice over, and any citizen can resort to the comptroller's office for whatever they deem appropriate, as long as it is done in a respectful and appropriate manner. It is an attribute that we all have. Minister, you continue to maintain that Governor Orrega had a notable dereliction of duty. I would like to state that in my role as Undersecretary of the Interior I am no longer a sponsor of that case and therefore, as the government of Chile, it is absolutely inappropriate to comment on the cases that are open, and like the rest of the country, we will await the ruling that corresponds to the law. Thanks a lot. I can't comment on that because I 'm no longer a sponsor of the cause. Thanks a lot . Have a good weekend.