Strategic communications · Security · Chile

The access and context you need to operate in Chile's security sector

We help mid-size international security companies navigate Chile's regulatory, political, and institutional environment, with direct relationships with the agencies and officials that matter.

Talk to us Our services

The security circuit

We operate across
the entire system

01

Carabineros de Chile

Prevention
& control

Public order and front-line security enforcement across the country.

02

PDI — Policía de Investigaciones

Criminal
investigation

Specialized investigative police, cybercrime units, and forensic capacity.

03

Fiscalía — Ministerio Público

Prosecution

Public prosecutors who lead criminal cases through Chile's justice system.

04

Gendarmería de Chile

Corrections

Custodial systems and penitentiary infrastructure across the country.

Every one of these institutions is actively upgrading its equipment and technology. We have direct working relationships with senior decision-makers at each of them — the people who define what gets acquired, evaluated, and deployed.

What we do

Intelligence, access,
and communications

Whether you're entering Chile's security market or already operating in it, we provide the context and relationships to move with confidence.

01

Political & regulatory intelligence

Ongoing monitoring of Chile's security regulatory landscape, translated into clear, actionable executive briefings.

Who we are

Former officials.
We know this world from the inside.

Our founding team brings together former senior officials from Chile's Subsecretaría de Prevención del Delito and the Public Prosecutor's Office, alongside 25 years of frontline experience in Chile's political and media landscape.

Pedro Ávila

Pedro Ávila

Partner

Sociologist with a Master's degree in Social Intervention. One of the architects of Chile's National Public Security Policy at the Ministerio de Seguridad — the framework that established a systemic approach to security across institutions. Expert in public policy, citizen participation, and institutional relations. Based between Santiago and New York.

Paula Canales

Paula Canales

Partner

Strategic communications specialist with a Master's from Universidad Diego Portales. Former Head of Communications at the Subsecretaría de Prevención del Delito. Over 20 years as a senior journalist at La Tercera, La Segunda, and Radio Cooperativa.

Contact

Let's talk

contacto@andesbridge.com
Santiago, Chile · New York, USA

We work with a small number of clients at any given time. If you're evaluating Chile's security market — or already operating in it — we'd like to hear about your situation.