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The Chilean Senate approved a new extension of the state of
emergency in the regions of Araucanía and Biobío, which are in permanent
violence and that is experienced in this southern macro zone of the country.
Regions that are the epicenter of the so-called Mapuche
Conflict, which confronts some indigenous communities with logging companies
and also with Public Security forces.
The state of exception in Chile in these regions was decreed
on May 16, 2022 and has been renewed since then uninterruptedly every 15 days,
after the relevant vote in the Chamber of Deputies.
Since the state of exception was declared, according to
official figures, violence in the state of Biobío has decreased by 41% compared
to 2021 prior to this state of exception. While it must be said that violence
in Araucanía has increased by 10%, so it is not clear whether more than a year
of the state of emergency has worked or not, for peace in the region.
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