🌎 Latin America Jun 10, 2026 · Adriaan Alsema

House representative illegally suspends Petro as president of Colombia

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A member of the Accusations Committee of Colombia’s Congress ordered the suspension of President Gustavo Petro, bypassing all steps that would give such a decision legal validity.
In a ruling, House Representative Gloria Arizabaleta ordered “the provisional suspension of Mr. Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego from his position as president” until June 21 at 4PM.
The ruling shocked colleagues, who said that individual members of the Accusations Committee can’t suspend presiden

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