263:. Linconao was arrested in the afternoon on the day of the fire. She was accused of terrorism and illegal arms possession. Authorities alleged an improvised shotgun was found at her home during a raid, but during her trial the official who had supposedly found the shotgun in her home never testified, and no one could even recall his name. The court dismissed the charges, acquitted Linconao, and ordered she be compensated.
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In the constituent election held in Chile on May 15–16, 2021, she obtained 83.51% of the votes where there were votes from the
Mapuche people, becoming the candidate with the most votes among Indigenous peoples. Thus, she was elected as one of the seven Mapuche representatives in the Constitutional
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in Temuco acquitted
Linconao on October 18, 2017. But then, on December 29, 2017, the Temuco Court of Appeals annulled that decision, ordering the reopening of the case. Eventually, on May 10, 2018, she was acquitted of all the charges against her.
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Francisca Linconao was seen as "the natural candidate" for indigenous members of the Constitutional Convention to support for president of the body. However, Linconao declined to run, instead proposing that
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along the slopes of Cerro Rahue and replacing them with pine trees. The trees and shrubs were located within the
Palermo Chico farm, next to her community. The logging was affecting not only the Cerro Rahue ecosystem but also a
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In 2013, Linconao was one of the Mapuches linked to the
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