Santiago, April 13, 2026 - Codelco expanded the lawsuit filed in November 2025 in the so-called "Belarusian Doll" case, incorporating new information gathered during the investigation and directing the criminal action against new defendants for their participation in bribery and money laundering crimes.

The expanded complaint was filed with the 7th Guarantee Court of Santiago and is part of the investigation being carried out by the Public Prosecutor's Office for a series of irregular actions that occurred in litigation between Codelco and the Belaz Movitec Consortium (CBM).

In this new filing, the Corporation extends the legal action against lawyers Gabriel Silber Romo and Aldo Cornejo González, as co-authors of bribery crimes and perpetrators of money laundering, as well as María Pía Peñaloza López, as an accomplice to bribery and perpetrator of money laundering.

Background of the case

The events under investigation are related to a series of judicial decisions that were unduly influenced through payments and economic benefits, to the detriment of Codelco.

In particular, the investigation reveals multiple episodes associated with resolutions issued by the Third Chamber of the Supreme Court between 2023 and 2024, in cases initiated by CBM against the Corporation, which involved payments by Codelco of more than $17 billion.

These events are part of a recurring pattern in which, following resolutions favorable to the Consortium, payments were generated that subsequently resulted in transfers and operations intended to compensate for said interventions.

The expanded complaint is based on background information incorporated into the investigative file that establishes the participation of the defendants Aldo Cornejo, Gabriel Silber and María Pía Peñaloza in the execution of these acts, including conduct related to the processing of legal actions, coordination of payments, and operations aimed at hiding or disguising the illicit origin of the money.

Codelco will continue to actively collaborate with the investigation, so that it continues to advance and reaches all those who have participated in the criminal acts that harmed the Corporation.

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