The Chilean Gendarmerie Gendarmería de Chile
Abbreviation	GENCHI
Logo of the The Chilean Gendarmerie.
Motto	Labor Omnia Vincit. Deus Patria Lex
	Work conquers everything. God, Country, Law
Agency Overview
Formed	1929, November 30
Preceding agency	Cuerpo de Gendarmería de Prisiones
Legal personality	Governmental agency
Jurisdictional Structure
National agency (Operations jurisdiction)	Chile
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction.
General nature	Gendarmerie
Operational Structure
Overviewed by	Dirección Nacional
Headquarters	Santiago de Chile
Agency executive	Luis Masferrer Farías, Director Nacional
Website
http://www.gendarmeria.cl

The Chilean Gendarmerie, (Spanish: Gendarmería de Chile, abbreviated to GENCHI) is the title of Chile's uniformed national prison service. The service evolved out of Chilean Army units which were given police and prison duties. It is an armed service responsible to the Ministry of Justice. In the actuality, the service is currently led by the General Director of the Gendarmerie Mr. Luis Masferrer Farías, a lawyer appointed to this role by the Chilean president in 2010.

• Official Website of the institution (in Spanish)

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