Overview
- Chile’s Foreign Ministry says it has worked with consulates in Argentina and Sweden as part of the Plan Nacional de Búsqueda investigation.
- The ministry reports Sweden’s migration office confirmed granting nationality to a person named Bernarda Vera as a refugee in the 1980s, with additional data sent in August 2025 from Swedish agencies.
- Records show Chile first asked its Argentina consulates for any contact details in June 2024 and formally sought confirmation from Sweden in April 2025.
- Judge Álvaro Mesa opened a reserved human-rights inquiry, while ex-official Sandro Gaete alleges delays in relaying information to the courts.
- Journalistic reports identified a 79-year-old woman in Miramar whose birth date matches Vera’s day and month but not year, with a son privately identifying her as his mother as officials caution there is no definitive proof.