Chile Constitutional Court advances on judge removal case, reopening medical-leave travel debate

Chile's Constitutional Court reached an agreement on the case of family judge Jorge Saavedra, one of 11 judges facing removal proceedings by the Supreme Court for traveling abroad while on medical leave. The ruling reopens debate on the standards for judicial removal and the limits of medical-leave conduct. The outcome may set precedent for the remaining cases, but details of the agreement remain undisclosed.