Edge Rewrite
everything Source code View original
// HTMLRewriter · presentation

This page was redesigned at the edge.

Cloudflare fetched the original article and streamed it through HTMLRewriter to apply an entirely new visual system without rebuilding the source page.

// request.cf · coarse context

A page that knows where it met you.

Only coarse request metadata is shown. This demo does not display or persist visitor IP addresses.

Country
US
Cloudflare location
CMH
Connection
HTTP/2
Language
Not provided

Ray ID: a4595a3fe84f11f8

Jump to content

// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Rodrigo Rettig? A guy with a rettig-ulous name.

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rodrigo Rettig
Rettig in Sin filtros (2025)
Born (1982-12-06) 6 December 1982 (age 43)
Santiago, Chile
OccupationLawyer
RelativesRaúl Rettig
Academic background
Education
InfluencesJohn Rawls  • Norberto Bobbio  • Ronald Dworkin  • Agustín Squella  • Michael Sandel  • Martha Nussbaum  • Evelyne Huber

Rodrigo Rettig Vargas (born 6 December 1982) is a Chilean attorney,[1] scholar,[2] politician and pundit dedicated to criminal law.[3] He became known for representing people defrauded by Alberto Chang.[4] He was elected in June 2025 as a member of the Chilean Bar Association with the majority of the Todas y Todos List, which represents the left-wing sector[5]

His professional career has been characterized by high-profile litigation on behalf of members of civil society affected by the negligence of private[6] and public institutions.[7] This has earned him media appearances and the status of columnist in online newspapers.[8][9][10]

A follower of social-liberal ideology, he has explored the development of these ideas through scholar articles.[11] He has been quoted by progressive foreign media outlets such as Jacobin. He has also lectured on law at universities, colleges, and other venues.[12][13]

Rettig is a member of the Chilean Liberal Party,[14] and previously was a member of the Citizens party, from which he was Secretary General.[15][16]

Early life

[edit]

Rettig was born in the capital city Santiago into a family with a reformist political tradition.[17]

He completed his Bachelor of laws (LL.B) at the Finis Terrae University.

Biography

[edit]

He began his public career as municipal administrator of the municipality of Futrono from 2011 to 2012. Subsequently, from 2013 to 2016, he served as National Head of the Denuncia Seguro Program linked to the Chilean Undersecretariat for Crime Prevention.[7] Since 2017, he has worked as a litigator.

His first high-profile case was the "Chang case", where he was the plaintiff in the fraud lawsuit against Alberto Chang. He represented more than sixty victims, including José Miguel Viñuela and Josefina Montané.[4] In this context, Rettig also sued Santander and de Chile banks for failing to alert him about suspicious transactions related to Chang's checking accounts.

Another well-known case he litigated was the Primus case.[6] He has also participated in legal actions to ensure that the Chilean State guarantees material access to people without the resources to pay for medical operations.[18][19][20][21]

In August 2025, he was registered as a representative of the Liberal Party in the Unity for Chile Pact as a candidate for deputy for District 11, which includes the communes of La Reina, Peñalolén, Lo Barnechea, Vitacura, and Las Condes.[22]

Works

[edit]

Papers

[edit]
  • Cuál es la justificación teórica y empírica para aceptar la denuncia anónima y qué efecto tiene ésta en el control del delito. El caso de Chile, 2010–2015[2]
  • Programa Denuncia Seguro: desacreditando el mito de la denuncia anónima[2]
  • Pobreza y desigualdad[2]
  • Política, políticas públicas, pobreza y desigualdad. Análisis del texto de Evelyne Huber (2011)[2]
  • Elección directa de intendentes, ¿fortalece o debilita al Estado chileno?[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ "Rodrigo Rettig, abogado: "La candidatura de Aldo Duque me parece sumamente peligrosa"". Fast Check. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rodrigo Rettig Vargas – Academia.edu". Academia.edu. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "¿Por qué Nicolás López quedó en libertad? Abogado entrega las razones". Canal 13. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 Financiero, Diario. "Estafados por Alberto Chang demandan a dos bancos | Diario Financiero". www.df.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  5. ↑ Loebenstein, Elke von (2025-07-01). "Resultado elecciones de consejeros 2025 - 2029 Colegio de Abogados de Chile". Diario Constitucional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  6. 1 2 "El hombre de los US$30 millones del caso Primus". La Tercera. 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  7. 1 2 "Exclusivo: Gobierno omitió denunciar a presunta banda narco, afirma ex funcionario de Interior". El Ciudadano. 17 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "La igualdad deseable», por Rodrigo Rettig - 1000 Caracteres". 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  9. ↑ "R. Rettig – El Mostrador". El Mostrador. 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  10. ↑ Rettig, Rodrigo (2019-08-30). "Deber de reporte de operaciones sospechosas y la discutible extensión interpretativa del artículo 6 de la ley 19913". Diario Constitucional. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  11. ↑ "Gabriel Boric Is Struggling to Boost Chile's Meager Pensions". jacobin.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  12. ↑ "Seminario - Rol del Estado y función pública: nudos críticos para la gestión". Universidad Central de Chile. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  13. ↑ "UOH fue sede de Congreso Estudiantil de Derecho 2024". Universidad de O'Higgins. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  14. ↑ Fuentes, Cristóbal (2024-04-03). "Errázuriz, Schönhaut y Rettig: los sorpresivos rostros que asoman en la negociación municipal oficialista". La Tercera. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  15. ↑ "Historia BCN: Partidos, movimientos y coaliciones – Partido Ciudadanos". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  16. ↑ Valbuena, Roka (2020-01-08). Qué es Qué - Rodrigo Rettig, Partido Ciudadanos con cojones. YouTube. Radio La Clave.
  17. ↑ ""¡No vuelvo más acá!": Camila Flores protagoniza tenso cruce con Rodrigo Retting en pleno programa". Soy Chile. November 6, 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  18. ↑ "El trasplante que no llegó". Asociación Chilena de Derecho de la Salud. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  19. ↑ "Rodrigo Rettig se enfrenta a Roberto Cox y Rodolfo Carter por cuestionamientos a 50 años". El Desconcierto. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  20. ↑ ""¿No hacíamos nada?": El cruce de Rodrigo Rettig y Roberto Cox por conmemoración del Golpe de Estado". Radio Bío Bío. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  21. ↑ "Vlado Mirosevic anunció equipo de expertos y propuestas de su campaña presidencial". Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  22. ↑ Arellano, Jorge (2025-09-09). "Quiénes son los candidatos del distrito 11 que integran La Reina, Las Condes, Lo Barnechea, Peñalolén y Vitacura". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-10.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rodrigo_Rettig&oldid=1370523270"