Chile: Carabineros will receive new armored equipment to operate in the South Macrozone

By Alfredo Eberlein

Chile’s Ministry of the Interior and Public Security announced in its Public Account 2023 that it will provide the Carabineros de Chile with 18 armored vans, 15 mobile armored modules, and four Arquus-Defense APC Bastion 4×4 Armored Personnel Carriers (TPB) to be assigned to the South Macro-zone, where the State of Constitutional Emergency Exception (EEC-E) for Serious Disturbance to Public Order is in force.

The document details that in 2022 resources were allocated to acquire equipment and technology to improve the operational capabilities of Carabineros de Chile, the Investigative Police (PDI), Gendarmería de Chile, the General Directorate of Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine (Directemar) and the National Customs Service.

The Public Account also reports the delivery of 15 mobile armored modules. Image: Ministry of the Interior and Public Security of Chile.

In the case of Carabineros, the vehicle fleet replacement plan contemplated the delivery of 647 vehicles between November 2022 and February of this year, charged to the 2022 budget.

Meanwhile, with the 2023 budget, the purchase of 1,054 vehicles was awarded, which are part of a four-year plan for a total of 4,217 vehicles that will recover the useful life of the uniformed police vehicle fleet.

Regarding the armored equipment, the first batch of 16 Nissan Navara 4×4 pickups was delivered on April 22, and the second delivery is expected on August 4.

Regarding the four TPB Bastion, the public account confirms incorporating these units and 15 mobile armored modules.

According to the Ministry, there have been 24 extensions to the State of Emergency since May 2022, with the following results:

• 32 control points;
• installation of seven military bases;
• 267.8% increase in convictions in the period 2020-2022;
• 31% decrease in rural violence;
• 38% decrease in arson attacks in Biobío;
• 65% reduction in land usurpations;
• and the crop protection plan.

With information from Infodefensa

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