Bias-motivated incidents in Chile

Incidents over time

Every incident

12 incidents, newest first.

October 2026

• Woman killed in intimate femicide in Renaico, Chile

  A 43-year-old woman was found dead in Renaico, in Chile's La Araucanía region, and a man who had a romantic relationship with her was detained as the suspected perpetrator of an intimate femicide.

  Oct 2 · RenaicoSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

August 2026

• Senator's partner allegedly assaulted in Viña del Mar apartment

  A woman was allegedly assaulted by her partner, a senator, at a building in the Nueva Aurora sector of Viña del Mar, after which she asked the building concierge for help.

  Aug 5 · Viña del MarSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

July 2026

• Brazilian tourist reports ski instructor called her 'macaco' and told her to leave Chile

  A ski instructor at Valle Nevado called a Brazilian woman and her business partner 'macacos' and told her to go back to her country during a confrontation on a ski slope.

  Jul 28 · Valle NevadoXenophobia1 source

• Body of 19-year-old woman found in Puente Alto street after domestic violence report

  A 19-year-old woman was found dead with injuries to her head and neck on a public street in Puente Alto.

  Jul 8 · Puente AltoSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

June 2026

• Man arrested after attacking ex-partner with a sharp weapon in Valparaíso

  A man attacked his ex-partner with a sharp weapon, wounding her leg, in the Placilla sector of Valparaíso.

  Jun 12 · ValparaísoSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man arrested for attempted femicide of his wife in Puerto Natales

  A man attacked his wife during a jealous dispute in Puerto Natales, punching her repeatedly in the face and attempting to asphyxiate her.

  Jun 12 · Puerto NatalesSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Senator's private intimate images circulated without consent

  A Chilean senator denounced that private intimate images of her were circulated without her consent, which she attributed to her ex-husband.

  Jun 8Sexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

April 2026

• Model says partner assaulted her and her daughter during live stream

  A Spanish model said during an Instagram live stream that her partner assaulted her and her two-year-old daughter and was throwing them out of the home.

  Apr 2Sexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Mapuche students threatened in racist attack at Temuco university ruka

  An unknown man entered a Mapuche ruka at the Universidad Católica de Temuco's north campus, shouted that the Mapuche were burning, threatened to kill those present, and confronted a Mapuche woman about singing Chile's national anthem in Mapudungun.

  Apr 1 · TemucoRacism1 source

February 2026

• Woman assaulted by partner in Cerrillos; man arrested

  A 34-year-old woman was assaulted by her partner in public and inside the home they shared in the Toma Nuevo Amanecer, Cerrillos, and was taken to a health centre for examination of her injuries.

  Feb 13 · CerrillosSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

January 2026

• Woman robbed and raped while traveling to work in Nogales

  A woman was robbed and raped while traveling to her workplace in the El Melón sector of Nogales, Chile.

  Jan 17 · NogalesSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man threatens sisters with knives, assaults one, in San Bernardo domestic violence case

  A man threatened his two sisters and their young children with knives at their home, then assaulted his 24-year-old sister.

  Jan 5 · San BernardoSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

Elsewhere in South America

• Argentina 30
• Brazil 220
• Colombia 47