Eric Chinga

In the elections held on 15 and 16 May 2021, Chinga Ferreira ran as a candidate for the reserved Indigenous seats representing the Diaguita people (covering the regions of Atacama and Coquimbo). He obtained 3,663 votes, corresponding to 32.59% of the valid votes cast, and entered the Convention through the gender parity mechanism, replacing María Calderón Álvarez.^[2]

He advocated for a plurinational constitution and state, promoting the concept of Buen Vivir (good living) for all peoples. His proposals included recognizing Pachamama as a subject of rights, establishing water as a fundamental right linked to food sovereignty, restoring the productive capacity of land, and protecting native seeds. He also argued that political decisions should be made by all peoples based on the realities of each territory, within a decentralized framework that respects both human and Indigenous rights and territorial autonomies.^[2]

During the Convention’s regulatory phase, he served on the Commission on Popular Participation and Territorial Equity, as well as on the Commission on Indigenous Participation and Consultation. He later joined the Thematic Commission on Form of the State, Territorial Organization, Autonomy, Decentralization, Equity, Territorial Justice, Local Governments and Fiscal Organization, and the Commission on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Plurinationality. He also served on the Popular Participation Commission representing the reserved Indigenous seats.^[2]

In the election to renew the Convention’s governing board held on 4 and 5 January 2022, Chinga Ferreira was a candidate for the presidency of the Convention, but was not elected.^[3]

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