Chilean Reform Seeks to End Sentence Reductions for Sex Offenders

Chile's Renovación Nacional bloc proposed a constitutional reform to bar convicted rapists and sexual abusers from sentence reductions via prior legislation, and to nullify benefits granted administratively in the six months before enactment. The move follows 332 such benefits to convicts, signaling a legislative response to public and political pressure. The reform's passage and retroactive application remain uncertain.

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