Overview
- A bill from Renovación Popular introduced by deputy Frank Krklec on Oct. 24, 2026 seeks to amend Decreto Legislativo 1141 so the Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia (DINI) can conduct operations and gather information for national security under prior judicial authorization.
- The Senate Constitutional Commission has already folded similar intelligence changes into a delegated-powers package that would let the executive and DINI coordinate tactical work under new legal rules.
- The proposed text requires judges to approve any special procedure that restricts rights, limits operational tasks to agents certified by the National Intelligence School, and creates whistleblower protections with reserved identities for complainants.
- Opponents point to past abuses and chronic instability at the agency — which has had nine directors in six years — and warn that restoring operational powers risks politically motivated surveillance without stronger independent oversight.
- If adopted, the reforms could speed intelligence action against terrorism and organized crime while triggering a fight in Congress over supervisory powers, parliamentary oversight through the Senate intelligence commission, and the scope of judicial review.