Chile Cuts 2026 Growth Forecast to 0.7%; Ambassador Indicted, Senator Stripped of Immunity

Chile's government slashed its growth forecast from 1.8% to 0.7%, signaling a sharp economic slowdown. Separately, the prosecutor's office confirmed the indictment of Ambassador Gabriel Zaliasnik in the Hermosilla case, and a court upheld the removal of Senator Calisto's parliamentary immunity, deepening a political corruption scandal.