Fiscal Nacional

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Fiscal Nacional is the Spanish title for Chile’s top public prosecutor, who heads the national public ministry responsible for directing criminal investigations and prosecutions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Fiscal Nacional canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chief prosecutor
head of public ministry
public office
appliesToJurisdiction Chile
appointedBy President of Chile
Presidente de la República de Chile
linked to: President of Chile
cameIntoForce 2000s
constitutionalStatus autonomous body
cooperatesWith Carabineros de Chile
Gendarmería de Chile
linked to: Chilean Gendarmerie

Policía de Investigaciones de Chile
country Chile
createdBy constitutional reform of 1997
hasAuthorityOver guidelines for criminal investigations
national criminal prosecution policy
headOf Ministerio Público
linked to: Fiscalía Nacional

Ministerio Público de Chile
jurisdiction national
legalBasis Constitución Política de la República de Chile
Ley Orgánica Constitucional del Ministerio Público
legalSystem civil law
memberOf Ministerio Público de Chile
nativeLabel Fiscal Nacional
notCompetentFor administrative litigation
civil litigation
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf sistema de justicia penal de Chile
linked to: Chilean courts
reappointment not immediately re‑eligible
reportsTo no branch directly; constitutionally autonomous
requiresApprovalBy Chilean Senate
linked to: Senate of Chile

Senado de Chile
linked to: Senate of Chile
responsibleFor coordinating with police investigative bodies
ensuring legality of criminal prosecutions
protecting victims and witnesses in criminal proceedings
role directs criminal investigations
directs public prosecutions
represents the interests of society in criminal matters
top public prosecutor of Chile
scope criminal matters
seat Santiago de Chile
linked to: Santiago (Chile)
supervises fiscales adjuntos
fiscales regionales
local prosecutors
regional prosecutors
termLength 8 years
titleLanguage Spanish
translation National Prosecutor of Chile
National Public Prosecutor of Chile

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Attorney General of Chile officialName Fiscal Nacional
Ministerio Público de Chile hasHead Fiscal Nacional
Fiscal Nacional de Chile nativeLabel Fiscal Nacional
subject linked to: Fiscal Nacional