“El crimen organizado sí está bancarizado”: Claudia Pascual defiende levantar el secreto bancario

Senator Claudia Pascual (Communist Party), former Minister of Women and Gender Equity, analyzed the government's proposed amendments to the Universal Childcare Center bill on #LíneaUno on #RadioUsach, focusing particularly on concerns about its funding and the potential impact on labor rights won over decades. The senator questioned the initiative's inclusion of unemployment insurance funds and warned about the elimination of the requirement for companies to provide childcare centers at their workplaces. During the conversation, Pascual also addressed the debate surrounding lifting bank secrecy as a tool to combat organized crime, drug trafficking, money laundering, and corruption. The senator defended the need to strengthen the powers of the Financial Analysis Unit and criticized the lack of legislative progress on a matter that, in her view, is crucial for tracing the money trail of criminal organizations. Furthermore, the congresswoman reflected on the current state of the opposition and the Chilean political system in general. In this context, she addressed topics such as the quality of public debate, the excessive focus on personalities in politics, the need to strengthen collective consciousness, and the challenges of developing proposals that will allow progress toward a country with greater social, economic, and political justice. Listen to Radio Usach on 94.5 FM 📻 or at www.diariousach.cl. Follow us on @radiousach and you can also watch us on channel 50.2 of digital television 📺