Tag: Gustavo Petro

• Tuesday, February 17th 2026 - 03:47 UTC

  Colombian pro-Trump lawmaker asks Petro for help after ICE arrests her son

  

  Colombian Conservative congresswoman Ángela Vergara says her 22-year-old son, Rafael Alfonso Vergara, has been detained in the United States by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and had spent “18 days jailed and chained” when she first went public.

• Monday, February 16th 2026 - 05:46 UTC

  Petro to issue new temporary minimum wage decree after court suspension

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he will issue “in the coming days” a temporary decree on the 2026 minimum wage after the Council of State ordered a provisional suspension of the government’s late-December decree setting the increase.

• Thursday, February 12th 2026 - 00:00 UTC

  Petro removes police general Urrego after alleging plot to sabotage Trump meeting

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the removal from active duty of Brigadier General Edwin Masleider Urrego Pedraza, who had been serving as police commander in Cali, after accusing him of involvement in an alleged attempt to sabotage Petro’s recent meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

• Tuesday, February 3rd 2026 - 22:22 UTC

  Petro and Trump signal thaw after closed-door White House meeting amid talks on drugs, sanctions and Venezuela

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro said his first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington went better than expected, pointing to a tentative thaw after months of public insults and policy clashes that had pushed the bilateral relationship toward open confrontation.

• Monday, February 2nd 2026 - 23:50 UTC

  Petro’s high-stakes Trump meeting tests a strained U.S.–Colombia partnership

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro will meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, Feb. 3, in what both capitals frame as an attempt to steady a relationship under pressure from disputes over counternarcotics policy, regional security and trade.

• Wednesday, January 28th 2026 - 22:52 UTC

  Petro revives anti-Trump rhetoric, urges U.S. to “return” Maduro ahead of Feb. 3 White House meeting

  

  Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has revived his sharpest anti-Trump rhetoric days before a planned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, calling on Washington to “return” Nicolás Maduro so he can be tried in Venezuela rather than in U.S. courts.

• Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:55 UTC

  Trump invites Petro to White House following phone call

  

  US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would host Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House in the coming days to resolve a “pre-war” climate between the two nations. The initiative was agreed upon after a telephone call between both leaders lasting over one hour.

• Tuesday, December 30th 2025 - 09:42 UTC

  Petro orders huge minimum wage increase in Colombia

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Monday a historic 23.7% increase in the minimum wage for 2026, making it the largest upward adjustment in 25 years. The measure includes transport subsidies.

• Wednesday, December 24th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

  Colombia: Petro declares 30-Day “economic emergency”

  

  In a move to bypass Congress on his proposed tax hikes, Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared a 30-day “economic emergency” on Tuesday. The measure, enacted via Decree 1390 of 2025, grants the head of State extraordinary powers for 30 days to circumvent Parliament and impose new taxes on the country’s wealthiest citizens.

• Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:14 UTC

  Petro suggests Maduro moves on to “transitional government”

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro has intensified diplomatic pressure on his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, calling for a “general amnesty” and the formation of a “transitional government with the inclusion of all” to resolve Venezuela’s protracted political crisis.