Weekly Report - 23 July 2026 (WR-26-29)

Chile’s President José Antonio Kast’s flagship mega reform, known as the ‘reconstruction and economic and social development’ bill, cleared the lower chamber this week almost intact. It is not a done deal yet, however, as one of the articles amended by the senate was shot down by the lower chamber and will now have to go to a joint committee. Kast himself may want to veto four of the articles inserted by the left-wing opposition, which, for good measure, filed a legal challenge to specific articles before the constitutional tribunal.