It is confirmed and officialized what was reported by Senator Iván Flores. The PDI announced the departure of the head of Intelligence. The parliamentarian stated that it was due to the demand of Minister of Security Kast.

The Investigative Police (PDI) announced the departure of the head of Intelligence, General Prefect Consuelo Peña. In a statement, the police institution reported that the official has "retired" as part of an internal restructuring led by the General Director, Eduardo Cerna. The PDI highlighted Peña's career, valuing her years of service in the institution.

However, this move has not been without controversy, as it occurs amid reports suggesting possible pressures from the Executive Branch, generating a series of criticisms and demands for clarification from various political sectors. Along with this change, the institution announced the appointment of General Prefect Ricardo Gatica as the new deputy director, who has experience in units such as organized crime, drug trafficking, and strategic coordination, in addition to having served as a police attaché abroad. Meanwhile, a series of adjustments in other positions within the internal structure were reported: General Prefect Erwin Clerc will take over the Deputy Directorate of Personnel and Operations Support, while Inspector Prefect Catalina Barría was appointed as Inspector General.

Retirement was denounced by Senator Flores Senator Iván Flores, a former president of the Senate Security Committee, had reported 24 hours earlier the dismissal of the national deputy director of the PDI, Consuelo Peña, who, according to the senator, "not only has an impeccable career but is also a key figure in the fight against organized crime and drug trafficking in the country. " For Flores, Security Minister Trinidad Steinert was the one who demanded the police chief's departure: "She made a gigantic mistake by demanding that the PDI director immediately dismiss the deputy director, the second in command, the person with an impeccable career, recognized multiple times throughout the country due to the operations being carried out against drug trafficking and organized crime. Today, she is apparently dismissed for very secondary issues.

There has been no public explanation for this decapitation of the PDI. " "I don't believe they can find reasons other than institutional needs or administrative issues; say it, tell the truth; you can't be removing such valuable people from such a critical function for the country simply because former prosecutor Steinert, who seems to still act as a prosecutor and not as a minister, didn't like that some pieces were changed.