Far-left president of Colombia Gustavo Petro claimed on Tuesday that Venezuela’s fraudulent July 28 presidential election was “a mistake” due to socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro’s “dark handling” of the dubious results.
The far-left presidents of Colombia, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico on Monday vowed to strengthen the Latin American “progressive bloc” ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20.
Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro on Wednesday criticized Hispanic Americans who voted for President-elect Donald Trump, claiming that some migrants, once they obtain a legal residence in the United States, “kick the ladder” so that others cannot reach the same position.
Venezuela’s socialist regime recalled its ambassador to Brazil and threatened Colombia’s Foreign Minister Luis Murillo on Wednesday, further straining its relationship with two of its most sympathetic leftist neighbors.
Far-left president of Colombia Gustavo Petro claimed on Tuesday that the United States is engaging in “ethnic discrimination” of illegal migrants and accused it of being responsible for the Venezuelan migrant crisis by imposing human rights sanctions on the socialist regime.
Colombia’s National Electoral Council (CNE) opened an investigation and filed charges on Tuesday against the nation’s far-left President Gustavo Petro and members of his 2022 presidential campaign for alleged violations of spending limits.
Mexico’s incoming president, Claudia Sheinbaum, was at one time a member of the terrorist guerrilla group M-19 (Movimiento 19 de Mayo), Colombia’s president and leading group member Gustavo Petro said on Monday.
Colombia’s far-left President Gustavo Petro declared at the U.N. that neither Israel nor the United States are “the children of God.”
Colombian far-left President Gustavo Petro accused the nation’s Police Intelligence Directorate of illegally buying Israeli spyware.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro signed a decree on Sunday outlawing exports of coal to Israel.
U.S. President Joe Biden appeared to agree with the proposal of having Venezuela repeat the July 28 sham presidential election, leading the White House to walk back statements Biden personally made shortly thereafter.
The drug policy changes that Colombia’s far-left President Gustavo Petro enacted have led to a dramatic surge in cocaine production.
A poll published on Wednesday found that 62 percent of Colombians believe the nation’s radical leftist President Gustavo Petro will try to modify the country’s Constitution to stay in power beyond his presidential term.
Colombia’s far-left President Gustavo Petro denied on Tuesday that his government engages in illegal wiretapping after several magistrates — including members of the highest branch of the Supreme Court of Justice — accused government intelligence officials of spying on them.
Gali Dagan, the now-former Israeli ambassador to Colombia, left his position on Thursday after Colombia’s far-left, pro-Hamas President Gustavo Petro cut all ties with Israel in May.
Colombia’s far-left President Gustavo Petro designated a hat that once belonged to Carlos Pizarro — one of the founders of the Marxist M19 terrorist guerrilla Petro was part of — part of Colombia’s “cultural heritage” on Tuesday.
Chiquita Brands, the famous banana company, was ordered by a federal jury on Wednesday to pay $38.3 million to the family members of people killed by the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a paramilitary group it funded during the 1990s and early 2000s.
Colombia’s far-left President Gustavo Petro accused the United States government on Monday of allegedly being run by “Nazis” who are purportedly conducting an “experiment” in Gaza comparable to the Holocaust.
Colombia’s top diplomat Luis Gilberto Murillo said his socialist government will “insist” to “the global north” they stop supporting Israel.
The administration of Colombia’s far-left President Gustavo Petro — which recently cut all diplomatic ties with Israel — will open an embassy in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Foreign Minister Luis Murillo announced on Wednesday.
Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of committing “genocide.”
Colombian far-left President Gustavo Petro announced on Wednesday that he would cut diplomatic relations with Israel on Thursday over its “genocide” in Gaza.
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro denounced the disappearance of more than a million pieces of ammunition and weapons from 2 military bases.
Colombia’s Regulatory Commission of Energy and Gas announced measures to impose hefty surcharges on power bills of those who “waste energy.”
Roughly half a million Colombians took to the streets of the nation’s main cities on Sunday to protest against far-left President Gustavo Petro.
Far-left Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared Friday, April 19, the first day of a yearly “Civic Day of Peace with Nature.”
The Colombian government asked its citizens to denounce TikTok accounts that are being used by the Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) terrorist organization to recruit minors into its ranks, Colombia’s Communications Minister Mauricio Lizcano announced Thursday.
Colombian far-left President Gustavo Petro suffered a major defeat on Wednesday after the Colombian Congress voted to shelve his controversial leftist healthcare reform bill, with nine members of the corresponding Senate commission voting in favor and five against.
The Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) terrorist organization announced this weekend the creation of a unit within the group to carry out criminal activities across four Colombian regions.
Colombian far-left President Gustavo Petro expelled Argentine diplomatic personnel from the country in response to statements by Argentine counterpart Javier Milei.
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro threatened to cut ties with Israel if it does not comply with a U.N. Security Council ceasefire demand.
Colombia’s far-left President Gustavo Petro announced plans this week to assemble a Constituent Assembly to rewrite the nation’s constitution, allowing him to insert into the new constitution leftist reforms his government has failed to pass through Congress.
More than 50,000 Colombians peacefully protested against socialist President Gustavo Petro and his policies on Wednesday.
The United States is urging Venezuela’s neighboring countries to help build bridges between socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro and the Venezuelan opposition after Maduro torched a dubious deal brokered by the White House, Bloomberg reported this weekend.
2023 was a year of majorly influential political news in Latin America.
Colombian far-left President Gustavo Petro repealed a decree over the weekend that criminalized the carrying and consumption of “personal doses” of narcotics in the country, allowing citizens to possess up to one gram of cocaine without legal repercussions.
The presidential victory of Argentine libertarian economist Javier Milei prompted a wave of outrage and dismay among Latin American leftists.
The Cartel of the Suns, an intercontinental cocaine trafficking organization run by the Venezuelan military and high-ranking members of the socialist regime, is able to move upwards of 350 metric tons of cocaine per year valued at $6.2-$8.7 billion, according to a report published by The Miami Herald on Monday.
The leftist, Iran-allied government of Bolivia cut diplomatic ties with Israel on Tuesday in response to Israel’s “disproportionate” operation against the jihadist terrorist group Hamas.
Colombian right-wing and centrist candidates obtained sweeping victories in Sunday’s regional elections, dealing a huge blow to the leftist government coalition led by President Gustavo Petro, the nation’s first leftist president.