Chile promulgates a reform of the Codigo Procesal Penal widening flagrancia
28 October 2026
President Jose Antonio Kast promulgated at the Palacio de La Moneda a law that lengthens the maximum period within which an offence can still be treated as flagrancia - caught in the act or immediately after - by amending Chile's Codigo Procesal Penal. It is the first measure of the government's Agenda contra el Crimen Organizado y el Terrorismo (ACOT) to clear the Congreso Nacional. The government asked Congress to move faster on the remaining ACOT bills.
Code amended:
Codigo Procesal Penal
Agenda:
Agenda contra el Crimen Organizado y el Terrorismo (ACOT)
Promulgated at:
Palacio de La Moneda
Why it matters for exams: The Codigo Procesal Penal is Chile's criminal procedure code and ACOT is the named security agenda behind the reform - both durable Polity facts.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
ACOT Agenda contra el Crimen Organizado y el Terrorismo — The Chilean government's legislative agenda against organised crime and terrorism.