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Colombian government liquidates Ministry of Equality created by Petro in 2023
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Colombian government liquidates Ministry of Equality created by Petro in 2023

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Colombian government has liquidated the Ministry of Equality, established by President Gustavo Petro in 2023.
  • The decision follows a failure to correct procedural errors in the ministry's creation, which the Constitutional Court had deemed unconstitutional.
  • The ministry, initially headed by Vice President Francia Márquez, focused on policies for marginalized groups.

The Colombian government has officially dissolved the Ministry of Equality, a key initiative launched by President Gustavo Petro in 2023. The ministry, which aimed to formulate public policies for young people, ethnic communities, the LGBTI population, farmers, and people with disabilities, will now undergo a liquidation process over the next year.

This move comes after the Constitutional Court declared the law creating the ministry unconstitutional in 2024 due to procedural flaws, specifically the lack of fiscal approval from the Ministry of Finance. The government had a two-year window to rectify these errors, but the deadline expired with the end of the recent legislative session.

The ministry saw several leaders, including Vice President Francia Márquez, afrolombian leader Carlos Alfonso Rosero, activist Juan Carlos Florián, and indigenous leader Luis Alfredo Acosta, at its helm. Hundreds of ministry workers protested in Bogotá after being denied entry to the building, following a circular last week ordering the handover of their duties.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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