This also happened in Chile, although from the article it seems it was not as prevalent as in our neighboring country. (In Spanish) 11 chinese fishing ships spotted in chilean waters, 70 (!!!) of them made it to the Atlantic through the Magellan Strait [0], [1], [2].
[0] https://www.cnnchile.com/pais/11-barcos-pesqueros-chinos-zee...
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY3gjXIdZ2g
[2] https://www.infobae.com/america/2020/12/04/armada-de-chile-i...