This Monday morning, President José Antonio Kast kicked off the discussion in Congress on the Organized Crime and Terrorism Agenda (ACOT), the government's new priority, which was presented last week in a national broadcast. From the La Moneda Palace, accompanied by ministers Martín Arrau (Security), Claudio Alvarado (Interior and Segegob), José García (Segpres), among others, the President signed the reform bill aimed at elevating public security to a constitutional level, one of the main axes of the so-called ACOT. "When we took office, I, along with this great team of ministers, did so facing one of the greatest security crises in recent Chilean history. A crisis that exceeds a single government by far. One could attribute all responsibility to a government, but that is not the case. This phenomenon of transnational organized crime, terrorism, has been ongoing for a long time," he said at the event. He added: "This reform does not belong to a single government. It belongs to all of us (...). That is why I invite Parliament, starting with the signing of this constitutional reform project, to discuss with an open mind and prioritize Chileans, prioritize security because it is a total urgency for our nation." According to government sources, the reform is expected to be introduced in the Senate on Thursday or Friday of this week and will be one of the government's agenda priorities. Among other things, as La Tercera advanced, the text will include a new article related to disqualifications and the loss of social rights or benefits. This aims to prevent rulings by the Constitutional Court (TC) that hinder progress on various measures. "There will be discussions about whether a serial killer should receive state benefits, whether it is appropriate or not for them to continue receiving them, but now everything will be part of parliamentary debate," Kast explained during the afternoon in a conversation with 24 Horas. At the same time, the reform will consider a new state of emergency, a registry of criminal organizations, differentiated penitentiary regimes, and easier seizure of assets from these organizations. In this context, the government does not hide that this is one of the key initiatives on the security agenda. Meanwhile, during the afternoon, Segpres announced that 19 ACOT projects already have legislative urgency to accelerate their processing in Congress. Among them, with immediate discussion, are the one establishing privileged self-defense for military and police officers, and the short municipal security law. Projects with utmost urgency include the Use of Force Rules (RUF) and increased sanctions for attacks against authorities. Other initiatives such as juvenile criminal responsibility, critical infrastructure, identity control of the armed forces during constitutional states of emergency, and the proposal for oral continuity in absences were also prioritized. In recent hours, however, the discussion has focused on the constitutional reform. This is in a context where some ruling party figures have expressed doubts about the need to amend the Constitution. In an interview with Desde la Redacción, of La Tercera, Senator Andrés Longton (RN), a member of the Security Committee, stated that he sees no reason to modify the Constitution. "At least today, I see it as more symbolic," he said. He also expressed doubts about the new constitutional state of emergency. In that vein, UDI President Guillermo Ramírez stated that "we all want to make as few changes as possible to the Constitution. We all share Senator Longton's criterion. In the end, what we need to do is carefully study which norms are indispensable and must be amended in the Constitution. This is not about making a large modification." Privately, other parliamentarians from the sector agree that the reform should be limited to avoid reopening the constitutional debate. Regarding this, on Monday morning, Arrau explained that La Moneda's initiative "is not a mega-constitutional reform like those proposed in past processes that brought so much instability and uncertainty to our country." The Security Minister clarified that "these are very limited things, not a mega-constitutional reform. They are very important matters, but limited within our constitutional framework that touches on many issues." The security agenda was the main topic of discussion at the expanded political committee held this Monday at La Moneda, which, as usual, was attended by party leaders and parliamentarians. There, Minister Alvarado reinforced the call for the ruling coalition to support the government's initiatives in this area. The head of the National Renewal (RN) senators' committee, María José Gatica, took the opportunity during the political committee to question, in front of the ministers, the coordination of Agriculture Minister Jaime Campos. Gatica's complaint responded to what she perceives as a lack of coordination amid the emergency caused by the frontal system in the Los Ríos region, which she represents in the Senate. Specifically, she accused that during an Indap activity, the provincial presidential delegate was not given the floor and also questioned the spokespersons of the regional Agriculture seremi. "Minister Campos, you come from a consensus-oriented world to a republican one, and I hope that is not hindering the coordination we need in the Los Ríos region. In an emergency, political differences must be set aside. We need all authorities to work together and for responses to reach farmers and affected families promptly," said the senator after the political committee.