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Chile's Foreign Minister questioned by Chamber of Deputies over Shield accession

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On 28 September 2026 Chile's Chamber of Deputies questioned Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna over President Kast's 22 September accession to the Shield of the Americas, which was made without a congressional vote. Kast says the Shield is not a treaty and imposes no legal constraints. The Senate has called three ministers to a special session on 7 October. Based on search-result summaries; full articles not read.

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