The government reported that it has given urgency to 16 security and public order bills. In addition, the new president of the Senate, Juan Antonio Coloma, proposed to dispatch all security initiatives in the next 90 days. Gabriel Boric’s government gave urgency to 16 security bills, such as the one that creates the Ministry of Public Security, a new penal code or the strengthening of the intelligence system. In addition, the new president of the Senate, Juan Antonio Coloma, proposed a legislative fast-track. There are 16 bills, among them, the one that creates the Ministry of Public Security, the one that strengthens the intelligence system and the one that establishes a new penal code, which received urgency from the Government for their discussion. Of the total, 9 have the qualification of extreme urgency, that is to say that the project must be known and dispatched within 15 days, such as the one that modifies the penalties of the law of arms control and the one that improves the persecution against drug trafficking and organized crime, which is one step away from becoming law. The senator of Renovación Nacional, Manuel José Ossandón, affirmed that “it is necessary to recover the street and restore respect for the Carabineros”, for which reason he pointed out that the regulations on the use of force must be modified. Along these lines, the Undersecretary of the Interior, Manuel Monsalve, announced that the Executive will submit before the end of April a project on the legal regulation of the use of force in the Carabineros. SECURITYEXPO 2023 Between November 07 and 09, 2023, the most important international security fair in Chile, SeguridadExpo, will be held at the Parque Fisa fairgrounds, where the largest offer related to the industry will be gathered, and the 2nd Summit Seguridad Futuro 2023, in which the most relevant national and global security issues will be addressed, together with prominent national and international speakers from the public and private sectors. The international meeting, designed to analyze the challenges and advances in the field, will present an exhibition that will address three thematic axes, where a wide range of technological solutions in the sector and innovations that seek to develop the security-related market will be on display. In its new 2023 version, it is estimated that more than 5 thousand professional visitors will be able to visit the exhibition, which will be spread over 10,000 thousand square meters, with more than 120 exhibiting companies representing 25 countries, including Mexico, Brazil, the United States, China, Switzerland, Spain, Germany and Australia. Security Expo will provide a privileged space for commercial exchange, the introduction of new technologies and the improvement of productivity in the execution and operation of projects related to defense and security. The event also seeks to reaffirm the important role of security in Chile, showcase local development in goods, products and services oriented to the sector; exchange experiences, technologies and international developments with the national industry; introduce new technologies not available in the country to the market, and provide effective solutions to security and public order forces. In this new version, the fair will have three main themes: -Industrial, Road and Labor Safety: It will be focused on the main technologies and solutions for the prevention of risks at work in terms of safety, occupational hygiene and personal protection. In the road area, everything related to roads, signaling, support points in case of emergency, and vehicular accidents will be analyzed. Likewise, the collaborative work carried out by the Fire Department, Carabineros, and other public institutions that present a set of actions aimed at preventing, controlling and reducing the risk of death or injury to people in their movements, whether by motorized or non-motorized means, will be discussed. -Fire Control, Emergencies and Natural Disasters: There will be exhibitors with technologies and equipment for emergency situations, rescue, prevention and risk reduction in the face of threats caused by fire and natural disasters. Private, Public and Cybersecurity: A variety of cutting-edge technological innovations will be presented, as well as products related to cybersecurity. In its 2019 version, companies participated with equipment and services such as communication and tracking systems; prevention, alarm exhibition, armor, detectors, and vehicles such as aircraft, helicopters, boats, police vehicles, land and unmanned vehicles were exhibited. SeguridadExpo, which has been held six times since 2012, will provide a privileged space for commercial exchange, the introduction of new technologies and the improvement of productivity in the execution and operation of projects related to defense, security and natural disasters. It will also reaffirm the important role of security in Chile, showing local development in goods, products, services and effective solutions aimed at industry, public/private sector, police, Armed Forces and civilians. Source: Radio BioBío