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104 Chilean Fans Freed After Avellaneda Riot as Mexico Advances Brugada Aides Murder Case

Officials pivot to investigations and potential sanctions focused on security failures and alleged criminal planning.

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Un agente de la Policía Nacional durante una actuación en una imagen de archivo.
A Universidad de Chile fan lets go of a fence while another clings to it as they try to escape clashes with Independiente supporters during the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 match, which was suspended due to violence in the stands, with the Chilean side leading on aggregate, in Avellaneda, Argentina August 20, 2025. REUTERS/Facundo Morales
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Overview

  • Argentine prosecutors ordered the release of 104 Universidad de Chile supporters detained after the Copa Sudamericana violence, a move publicly confirmed by Chilean President Gabriel Boric.
  • Independiente’s Libertadores de América stadium was closed for forensic work, the IndependientePlatense league match was postponed, and a technical commission was formed to review security operations.
  • CONMEBOL said it will send incident reports to its Disciplinary Commission, as authorities and internal documents flagged lapses such as insufficient security presence in the visitors’ sector and protocol breaches.
  • Reports cited about 19 people injured in the clashes, with at least two in serious condition, and tensions persisted with a reported incident at a police station involving released Chilean supporters.
  • In Mexico City, 13 people were detained in the May killings of two aides to head of government Clara Brugada; a judge ordered preventive detention for one woman, prosecutors said six detainees had outstanding warrants, and a hearing is scheduled to decide formal charges.