Overview

• Authorities publicly identified the fugitives as Juan Israel González Quezada, Jairo Adonis González Miranda and Claudio Alexander Fornes Vicuña, all convicted of violent crimes including the 2022 killing of Carabineros officer David Florido.
• Gendarmería says the inmates cut cell bars in module 105, climbed to the fourth level and used a rope thrown from outside to descend in a canopy‑style escape during dense fog while cameras and perimeter sensors reportedly failed.
• Chile alerted Argentine authorities and the Police of Mendoza reinforced checkpoints and patrols at border crossings and strategic routes, with Gendarmería Nacional supporting the cross‑border manhunt.
• The Justice Ministry ordered 24‑hour perimeter reviews and a 72‑hour report on cell distribution from Gendarmería, opened investigations into possible external collaborators and security‑technology failures, and announced a package of immediate prison‑security measures.
• No confirmed recapture has been reported and the episode has intensified scrutiny of Chile’s overcrowded, aging penitentiary system and renewed political pressure for reforms.