Camila Vallejo had her first interview as Minister, in which she had a tense moment with Constanza Santa María.
On March 11, the government of Gabriel Boric in Chile. Due to the above, both the president and some of his ministers have delivered the first interviews in national media. One of them was the spokesperson Camila Vallejo.
The Minister Secretary General of the Government of Chile was last Sunday in the program National state, where he had an extensive conversation with Constanza Santa María.
The conversation became tense after the journalist inquired about an alleged appointment of the priest Felipe Berríos as head of the Camp Program, a situation that was ruled out.
To this Vallejo replied: “There is no charge or responsibility of Felipe Berríos in terms of camps or housing.”
However, Santa María insisted on the query: “The controversy is due to the statement and I will read it: ‘Felipe will lead a new national work program in the Chilean camps’.
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The minister interrupted: “I cannot take responsibility for that statement. I insist and we say it again, President Boric said it, the minister said it and I reiterate it. There is no established charge for Felipe Berríos.”
“So, that position in the housing ministry, did they not repent for the criticism they received?” The journalist asked again.
Vallejo’s face became more annoyed and he clarified: “It was not contemplated, it has no charge, it was not a request from the President, or anything. And we made that clear.”
However, the communicator insisted once again: “The contradictory thing about the appointment is to criticize the Church for being a cover-up of abuses and then appointing a priest. I ask him again if he rules out or denies that the decision has been reversed due to criticism.
To conclude, the current spokeswoman clarified: “Constance, I’m going to be stupid about this. I don’t know if it’s worth repeating it, but no.”