Chile's lower house of Congress asks Boric to void Codelco-SQM deal

hile's lower house of Congress approved a resolution asking President Gabriel Boric to annul an agreement between state copper company Codelco and Chilean miner SQM that would give Codelco a prominent role in the lithium industry.

The motion, passed late on Tuesday, was led by the Party for Democracy (PPD), part of the ruling coalition, and approved with 41 votes in favor, 15 against and 10 abstentions.