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Forestry companies sue the State for lack of service: demand compensation for damages since 2017

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The 45 plaintiff companies are denouncing the State's lack of service, specifically its failure to provide security for the operation of the forestry sector in which they operate in Chile's Southern Macrozone.

Companies from the Association of Forestry Contractors filed a compensation lawsuit, holding the State responsible for the arson attacks they have suffered since 2017.

Although the exact amount of compensation sought was not specified in the legal action, the association estimates that rural violence has caused damages exceeding 166 billion pesos.

The 45 plaintiff companies are denouncing the State's lack of service, citing its failure to provide security for the operation of the forestry sector in which they operate in the Southern Macrozone.

As explained by René Muñoz, manager of the Association of Forestry Contractors, companies like those of Juan Carlos Valdivia in Puerto Montt or Hernaldo Astudillo in Cañete have faced nearly a decade of attacks, with property damages they now seek to recover from the Treasury through legal means.

The lawsuit specifically reports 67 arson attacks over the last five years, for which compensation is demanded, even as the violence continues—with the latest incident occurring this weekend in Carampangue, where machinery belonging to Abice was burned.

Governor Rodrigo Díaz cited that attack as an example to illustrate the harm caused by violence in the Southern Macrozone.

When asked about the compensation amount sought, Muñoz did not provide figures, stating only that the State must make reparations.

The 63-page document, filed in the Second Civil Court of Concepción, requests that compensation be determined once the State's lack of service is proven, though the Association of Forestry Contractors has estimated damages from arson attacks at over 166 billion pesos.

Source: www.biobiochile.cl