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.

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Fiscal Nacional canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chief prosecutor
head of public ministry
public office
appliesToJurisdiction Chile NERFINISHED
appointedBy President of Chile NERFINISHED
Presidente de la República de Chile NERFINISHED
cameIntoForce 2000s
constitutionalStatus autonomous body
cooperatesWith Carabineros de Chile NERFINISHED
Gendarmería de Chile NERFINISHED
Policía de Investigaciones de Chile NERFINISHED
country Chile
createdBy constitutional reform of 1997
hasAuthorityOver guidelines for criminal investigations
national criminal prosecution policy
headOf Ministerio Público NERFINISHED
Ministerio Público de Chile NERFINISHED
jurisdiction national
legalBasis Constitución Política de la República de Chile NERFINISHED
Ley Orgánica Constitucional del Ministerio Público
legalSystem civil law
memberOf Ministerio Público de Chile NERFINISHED
nativeLabel Fiscal Nacional NERFINISHED
notCompetentFor administrative litigation
civil litigation
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf sistema de justicia penal de Chile NERFINISHED
reappointment not immediately re‑eligible
reportsTo no branch directly; constitutionally autonomous
requiresApprovalBy Chilean Senate NERFINISHED
Senado de Chile NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
supervises fiscales adjuntos
fiscales regionales
local prosecutors
regional prosecutors
termLength 8 years
titleLanguage Spanish
translation National Prosecutor of Chile NERFINISHED
National Public Prosecutor of Chile NERFINISHED

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attorney general (Prosecutor of the Supreme Court) officialName Fiscal Nacional
subject surface form: Attorney General of Chile