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| Chilean Gendarmerie Gendarmería de Chile | |
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| Abbreviation | GENCHI |
| Motto | Labor Omnia Vincit. Deus Patria Lex Work conquers everything. God, Country, Law |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | November 30, 1929 |
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| National agency (Operations jurisdiction) | Chile |
| Operations jurisdiction | Chile |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
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| Overseen by | Dirección Nacional |
| Headquarters | Santiago de Chile |
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| http://www.gendarmeria.cl | |
The Chilean Gendarmerie (Spanish: Gendarmería de Chile), (abbreviated to GENCHI) is the title of Chile's uniformed national prison service military. The service evolved when Chilean Army units were given police and prison duties under president Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, a move that also created the Carabineros de Chile police force.
Chilean Gendermerie is an armed service under the Ministry of Justice. It has two mottoes, "Labor Omnia Vincit" ("Work conquers everything"), and "Deus Patria Lex" (God, Country, Law). Its symbol consists of a keep with merlons on its roof with two towers to its side.
The service is currently led by Director General Sebastián Urru Palma, appointed to this role by president Gabriel Boric in April 2022.[1]