Around 120,000 pesos will be the fine imposed by the board of the Chamber of Deputies on first-time legislator Francisco Orrego (RN), after he ignored repeated warnings from the president of the corporation, Jorge Alessandri (UDI), during the session last Wednesday. The incident occurred during the discussion of the fuel project, which was voted on in its third procedure, when the former panelist of the program "Sin Filtro" intervened with a speech that strayed from the topic at hand and raised the tone of his criticisms against the Government, despite calls for order from the podium. According to the Chamber's regulations, deputies must adhere to the subject under discussion and can be sanctioned if they deviate from the matter being examined, use inappropriate language against other authorities, or make unfounded allegations.

In Orrego's case, Alessandri warned him several times to refer to the project under discussion. However, the parliamentarian continued with his speech amid boos from the opposition, which led the president of the corporation to escalate disciplinary measures to apply a reprimand. The exchange in the Chamber continued amid warnings from the podium.

In his speech, Orrego criticized the Government and executive authorities. "Of course, I am ashamed to have had a president like Gabriel Boric who came to do his professional practice in the State of Chile...! " the RN deputy began.

In response, the president of the Chamber interrupted him for the first time to ask him to stick to the topic under discussion: "You need to talk about the project, deputy... ". However, the parliamentarian continued with his questioning and added: "I am ashamed to have had a minister like Nicolás Grau who didn't know how to add two plus two...!

", which led to further warnings from Alessandri to return to the debate on the project at hand. According to internal …

In this case, the reprimand will result in a 2% deduction from the net salary Orrego will receive in the next payment. Tense Debate in the Chamber The president of the Chamber, Jorge Alessandri, stated that the board seeks to maintain the debate within respect and focused on the topics being discussed in the Chamber. "It is always important to keep the debate respectful and within the project being analyzed or voted on.

We always try to uphold the regulations, and of course, in a new Chamber, with more than 50% of the deputies being new, there are deputies who are learning how to debate," he commented. The tense atmosphere in Congress, particularly evident during the processing of the fuel project, has raised concerns both in the Chamber's board and in the Government, where there are fears that the political climate will affect the progress of the legislative agenda. In fact, from La Moneda, there have been specific requests for the republican benches to collaborate with political dialogue, following several recent episodes that have heightened the tone of sessions in the hemicycle.

One of these occurred on March 11, when republican deputy Javiera Rodríguez was sworn in, posing with her back to the Chamber displaying a message on her clothing that read "Goodbye grace pensions," which provoked complaints and boos from the leftist benches. In this context, Orrego's speech closed the round of interventions on Wednesday and generated strong reactions. After finishing, he even bowed in front of the Chamber, a gesture interpreted as a provocation by some parliamentarians.

Despite the sanction imposed, members of the Frente Amplio questioned why the president of the Chamber did not interrupt the intervention of the National Renewal deputy earlier.