Abstract
As elsewhere, the year was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, which sadly caused the loss of over 26,000 people in Chile by the time of this writing (April 2021). Notwithstanding the restrictions and the consequent delays, the referendum on whether amending the (still that of Pinochet) Constitution of 1980 was held on 25 October. An overwhelming majority (78.2 percent) voted in favour of such a reform and for a mixed Constituent Assembly—that is, a commission formed by representatives that were to be elected on 11 April, but will be voted on in 2021 (15–16 May). As mentioned in the previous volume (see YIEL, volume 30), the constitutional reform may also include amendments to the current system of environmental protection.