Pendrive: Del Chora [hot]

Snippets from the pendrive have become background tracks for various TikTok trends, ranging from car showcases to dance videos.

While the media coined the term, the roots are in a police investigation. In 2014, Carabineros de Chile (the national police) arrested a small-time criminal—a true chora —on charges of theft and drug possession. During the search of his modest home, officers found a blue, cheap-looking USB drive tucked inside a sock drawer. The criminal had no idea what was on it. He had stolen it months earlier from a parked car. pendrive del chora

Netflix documentaries and local film productions have also picked up the trope. In the 2022 Chilean film Penadres , a janitor finds a USB drive in a senator’s trash and accidentally brings down the government. The tagline was: "Delincuente común. Justicia extraordinaria." (Common criminal. Extraordinary justice.) Snippets from the pendrive have become background tracks

Watch how the high-energy beats of the 'Pendrive del Chora' are used to set the tone for viral rave-style content: During the search of his modest home, officers

Does the source matter if the information is true? South American courts have generally said . The "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine is weaker in civil law systems regarding corrupt public officials. Most judges ruled that while the chora should go to jail for theft, the files on his pendrive are valid evidence against the politicians.