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Weekly Report - 08 May 2025 (WR-25-18)
COLOMBIA: Petro summons spirt of Bolívar in congress clash
Hoisting aloft the sword of Simón Bolívar and the flag associated with his War to the Death decree against the Spanish, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro addressed a large crowd gathered in the Plaza de Bolívar outside congress on International Workers’ Day on 1 May. The symbolism was clear. Petro assumed the role of a modern-day Bolívar struggling for “the rights and freedom of the people”, with the senators within as enemies of the people. He then presented the senate with his proposal for a referendum with 12 questions encapsulating the keys points of his government’s labour reform bill rejected by senators in March [WR-25-16].
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