What you have to know this Friday in La Tercera: opposition does not rule out accusing Minister Briones for asking for the identity of those who withdrew 10%

In the middle of the advance of the reform for a second withdrawal of funds from AFP, the Minister of Finance, Ignacio Briones, faces a new flank as a result of the controversial letter sent to the Superintendency of Pensions in which he asks for the identity of those who have requested 10%.

The Comptroller’s Office has already received More than 500 complaints against the portfolio and the Council for Transparency requested background information to verify a possible violation of the law on the protection of personal data. The opposition, meanwhile, does not rule out a constitutional accusation if the measure is not reversed.

• “We are not going to inhibit of no action, which includes a constitutional indictment, ”said DC Representative Gabriel Silber.

Minister Briones, who yesterday was rebuked by passersby for this and other issues, refuted the questions. He said that he acted in accordance with the law and that there is no interest in accessing private information, since the data requested will only be used for statistical purposes.

Experts in personal data consulted by LT Pulso disagreed with Briones’ vision. The lawyer Romina Garrido and the former president of the CPLT, Marcelo Drago, agreed that statistical information cannot be associated with an identifiable person.

• “If the ministry does not have authorization in the law or of the affected affiliates, this trade is illegal, ”said Drago.

New withdrawal, but with taxes. In the House Constitution Commission, meanwhile, the vote of DC Matías Walker allowed Chile Vamos to approve an indication so that those with incomes greater than $ 2.5 million and who wish to make a new transfer of their funds, pay taxes.

Amid the uncertainty that continued yesterday regarding the winner of the US election, President Donald Trump once again accused, without providing evidence, an attempt to fraud to favor his contender Joe Biden.

“Voting by mail is corrupt and it has corrupted the whole system … We were winning in all the key places and then, in a mysterious way, they began to lose themselves, “said Trump, who has asked not to count the postal vote, pointed as more inclined to the Democratic candidate.

• In parallel, his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., urged him, through Twitter, to give a “total war” for this election. “It’s time to clean up this mess and stop looking like a banana republic,” was part of the message that was objected to by the network.

The onslaught of the president, However, he has not had a good reception in justice – courts in several states have dismissed his demands to stop or challenge counts – or in important sectors of his party, which have chosen to distance themselves from his complaints.

The main American media, meanwhile, yesterday they recognized Biden’s advantage over the Republican, but warning that mathematically either of the two could still win the contest. Read more of this story.

Ipsa posted an advance of 5.28%, one of the biggest hikes of the year.

Why it happened: Analysts point out that the Chilean market caught up with the rest of the stock markets, which have increased their values ​​due to an advantage of Biden in the US elections.

• On the day, The increases in the price of the shares of Falabella (9.91%) and SQM (9.67%) stood out.

In perspective: Guillermo Araya, from brokerage Renta 4, explains that SQM would be favored with an eventual election of Biden, as he has said that he will sign the Paris Agreement, which would boost the manufacture of electric vehicles and, therefore, the production of lithium.

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