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Why Colombia’s ex-President Petro had to get senate approval to leave the country

Summary by The Bogotá Post
President Gustavo Petro. Image credit: @infopresidencia via X. On August 12, the Senate approved, by a vote of 73 in favor and 11 against, a measure allowing opposition leader Gustavo Petro to leave Colombia over the following 12 months without requiring further authorization.  The request was submitted by the former president to Congress on August 10 in a letter, stating that the permission was “to attend to personal, social, political, and aca…
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The Bogotá Post broke the news on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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