Chile's President-elect Jose Antonio Kast named two ex-lawyers of former dictator Augusto Pinochet to lead the ministries of defense and human rights when he takes office in March. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/world/politics/chile-pinochet-human-rights-defense/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #chile #joseantoniokast #augustopinochet #southamerica

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After years of center-left rule, polls show Chileans clamoring for order and authoritarianism, with growing numbers openly expressing nostalgia for the dictatorship of late general Augusto Pinochet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/04/world/politics/pinochet-crime-nostalgia-chile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #augustopinochet #chile #crime #southamerica