Chile's President José Antonio Kast and Venezuela's government of Delcy Rodríguez agreed on July 30 to restore consular services and establish a roadmap toward full diplomatic normalization; Chile's main condition was a mechanism to facilitate the deportation of irregular Venezuelan migrants, a campaign priority for Kast; ties were severed in early 2025 following the disputed July 2024 Venezuelan election

Chile's Chamber of Deputies approved most of President José Antonio Kast's flagship economic reform bill, the Proyecto de Reconstrucción Nacional y Desarrollo Económico y Social, on July 21, dispatching the bulk of the legislation toward law after a tense session; only one article was sent to a comisión mixta for further reconciliation, while the opposition filed its Tribunal Constitucional requerimientos regardless

Chilean President José Antonio Kast declared a state of catastrophe in the Coquimbo and Atacama regions on July 20-21 after a severe winter weather system killed at least ten people, destroyed more than 1,100 homes, left 100,000 people isolated by road closures, and cut power to 150,000 homes; the Army was deployed for rescue operations

An intense frontal weather system struck central and southern Chile on July 17-18, killing at least four people, isolating 2,500, cutting electricity to more than 500,000 homes, and prompting red alerts in the Coquimbo and Valparaíso regions; copper mines reduced output and the government tracked a potential July rainfall record

Chile's Senate Finance Committee on July 13 approved 360-plus amendments and dispatched President José Antonio Kast's flagship economic bill, officially called the Proyecto de Reconstrucción Nacional y Desarrollo Económico y Social, to the full Senate chamber for a plenary vote scheduled for July 15; left-wing groups and environmental coalitions announced nationwide protests for the same day