YEAR II  ·  No. 579  ·  THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026

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The active police force that owes Petro obedience was already enrolled in the campaign demanding his disobedience

On 7 July, Colombia’s president-elect publicly asked the Armed Forces to disobey Gustavo Petro should his orders contradict the Constitution. Ten days earlier, a data-journalism alliance made up of Cuestión Pública, Vorágine, Rutas del Conflicto, El Veinte and the Centro Latinoamericano de Investigación Periodística had revealed that nearly 17,000 public officials, including active-duty police and … CONTINUE READING →