Carmona backs CAE debtors' demands: 'Education cannot be a trap or a perpetual sentence'

Communist Party President Lautaro Carmona has publicly backed organizations representing debtors of Chile's State Guarantee Credit (CAE), a system he now condemns. During the party's 114th-anniversary commemoration, Carmona questioned the financing model for higher education, stating that the CAE, once promoted as a "tool for social mobility," has instead become a significant financial burden on families.

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Education cannot be a trap or a perpetual sentence.

Carmona highlighted reports of bank accounts being emptied due to embargoes linked to CAE debts. "Education cannot be a trap or a perpetual sentence," he declared, expressing support for the actions taken by a substantial group of CAE debtors. He believes their organized efforts will serve as a model for others ensnared by "abusive interest and fines."

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We have known reports of bank accounts being emptied by embargoes associated with CAE debts.

In a separate matter, Carmona addressed the case of Haitian children transferred to Chile, whose whereabouts are under investigation by state institutions. He demanded a "thorough, deeply humanitarian investigation with full transparency." Carmona drew parallels between this situation and the work of groups that have reunited mothers and children separated during the dictatorship, praising their efforts.

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The organization of these debtors will be a reference for debtors in general, trapped by abusive interest and fines.

Internationally, Carmona urged a national solidarity campaign for Cuba, labeling the U.S. embargo as an "attempt at genocide" and a "crime against humanity." He announced that the Communist Party would spearhead a movement to pressure the Chilean state to adopt a stance aligned with international law.

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We demand an exhaustive, deeply humanitarian investigation with full transparency of information.