Outside the General Comptroller's Office of the Republic (CGR), deputies from the Broad Front gathered to denounce the potential dissemination of false information following a government publication on its official social media, which declared that the State was in "bankruptcy. " Specifically, the complaint seeks an investigation to establish possible responsibilities of the communications director of the Second Floor, Cristián Valenzuela, and the Ministry of General Secretariat of Government (Segegob) for the dissemination of false information, irregular use of institutional accounts, and possible breaches of probity associated with it. The publication, which has since been removed from the government's social media, opened a rift within the Executive and the Comptroller's Office, which on Wednesday requested information from Segegob regarding official publications about the rise in fuel prices due to the modification of the Fuel Price Stabilization Mechanism (MEPCO).
Deputy Ignacio Achurra stated, "This damages the country's image, harms Chile's reputation. Chile is a serious country, recognized internationally for its institutional solidity, its economic strength, and the government, through institutional channels, cannot be allowed to state something that is completely false. " Meanwhile, Deputy Constanza Schonhaut emphasized, "It is fundamental to understand that the State of Chile is not a trench and that public resources must be used through institutional channels for the general interest and not to disseminate political ideas of a specific sector.
" Additionally, she specified that "in light of public information, we came to file a complaint requesting the Comptroller to impose the relevant sanctions on all officials and authorities involved. Because when a statement of that nature is made, claiming that the State of Chile is bankrupt, it is not an opinion; it is a falsehood that confuses the citizenry. " Deputy Jaime Bassa accused the government of being unaware that the campaign had ended.
"Today, President Kast is the president of the country. He is not campaigning, and the state apparatus cannot be used in that way. " He also pointed out that in a democracy, credible dialogue is key.
"Every government has a minimal democratic responsibility to safeguard public trust and ensure that we can trust institu…
But we have a red line, and that is not to roll back on social rights that the people of Chile have historically advanced," Achurra asserted. He also evaluated that oppositions are shaped as governments set the tone for debate. "This government entered very aggressively.
President Kast had been announcing that the country was in a state of emergency, that he wanted to govern in a state of emergency, and he provoked it," he stated. "It is not coherent that today families in Chile are burdened with rising prices of bread, transportation, and life as a whole, while at the same time taxes are being reduced for the richest 1% of the country.