A report by the Council for Transparency (CPLT) has revealed that the Regional Government (GORE) of Antofagasta is only complying with 57.9% of its active transparency and public access to information obligations, placing it among the three worst-performing regions in the country.
The CPLT’s 2025 audit of the 16 Regional Governments across Chile has uncovered a worrying nationwide regression in the fulfillment of transparency requirements. In this context, the Antofagasta GORE ranked among the poorest performers, falling behind regions like O’Higgins (62.2%) and Los Lagos (63.2%), and only surpassing Arica and Parinacota (53.9%) and La Araucanía (43.9%).
This low rating in Antofagasta comes amid persistent public scrutiny over the use of regional funds. In recent years, there have been reports of questionable multi-million-dollar agreements, biased bidding processes for advertising, and non-transparent hiring practices, which have put even more pressure on the regional administration to improve accountability.
CPLT President Natalia González stated that access to public information should not depend on a person’s place of residence. «Today we see a great disparity between regions, which shows a lack of common standards,» she added.
The National Panorama
The national average reached just 76.06%, the lowest figure since these evaluations began in 2010. The main shortcomings were in the publication of budget information, fund transfers, and citizen participation mechanisms.
The report highlighted serious deficiencies in key areas such as the publication of budget modifications (35.7%), assigned budgets (37.5%), transfers of public funds, and citizen participation.
Furthermore, inconsistencies were detected between the data reported by the regional governments to the CPLT and the information actually published on their official portals.
González was emphatic in declaring that the «most critical deficiencies persist in the publication of budgetary matters and the transfer of public funds. This is a warning sign, especially considering that there are parallel investigations by the Public Prosecutor’s Office into the use of these resources,» she continued.
A Call for Immediate Action
The Council for Transparency has called on all regional governments to take immediate measures to reverse this situation and effectively comply with the Transparency Law.
