Chile: Piñera’s funeral can be held on Friday within the Santiago cathedral

MADRID, 7 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The state funeral in reminiscence of former Chilean president Sebastián Piñera will happen on Friday on the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago, after authorities and residents can say goodbye to him in a burning chapel in Congress that can initially open this Wednesday afternoon .

The Minister of International Affairs, Alberto Van Klaveren, who coordinates the ceremonies, has defined that the Authorities is in “shut contact” with the household to organize tributes that can final a number of days and with which the nation desires to recollect the previous president. for a complete of eight years, died in a helicopter accident.

These occasions start this Wednesday with the switch of Piñera’s stays from Valdivia to the capital, Santiago, on an Air Power aircraft. The president, Gabriel Boric, will lead the reception, after which the funeral procession will start to the headquarters of the Nationwide Congress.

READ: Former Chilean president Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter accident

Within the legislative physique there can be a “personal” time for the household and, after it, the doorways will open “in order that those that want to pay tribute to the president can achieve this,” stated Van Klaveren. “The wake goes to be prolonged to tomorrow, all through the day,” he added.

On Friday morning, the coffin can be taken to the cathedral, the place a mass can be celebrated to which each native and overseas authorities are invited. As soon as the ceremony is over, the stays can be paraded in entrance of La Moneda for a final tribute earlier than the already personal occasions on the Parque del memoria cemetery.

Piñera died after the crash of the helicopter that he himself was piloting and during which three different folks have been touring, all of them survivors. He was getting back from a meal at a pal’s home when the plane fell into Lake Ranco, within the middle of the nation – Firefighter divers positioned his physique 40 meters deep.

The Prosecutor’s Workplace has opened an investigation to make clear the causes of the accident, of which hardly any particulars have emerged. The Basic Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) of Chile has reported that, after simply “a couple of minutes of flight”, the helicopter collapsed, whereas the Navy has indicated that there have been showers within the space.

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