Gentlemens Club in Concepción, Chile

In Chile, sex work by adults is not punished. Article 41 of the Sanitary Code (1968) provides that a health statistic is kept on people engaged in sex trade and that they may not be grouped in closed brothels or houses of tolerance; the Carabineros enforce the ban and close premises. Health checks under the 2007 regulation on sexually transmitted infections are voluntary and confidential. The Penal Code punishes promoting or facilitating the sexual exploitation of anyone under 18 and obtaining a sexual act from anyone under 18 in exchange for any retribution, and since 2011 promoting or facilitating anyone's entry into or exit from the country to engage in prostitution. Breaching police regulations on people engaged in sex trade remains a minor offence punished by a fine. Source: Prostitution Laws (prostitutionlaws.org), https://prostitutionlaws.org/countries/chile/, reviewed 2026-11-04, CC BY 4.0.