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Colombia’s Petro Promises ‘Peaceful Transition’ to Right-Winger

Gustavo Petro claimed that Abelardo de la Espriella’s victory last month was the result of election fraud, calling for protests before the right-winger takes power. (EPA Images pic) BRASILIA: Colombia’s outgoing President Gustavo Petro on Thursday promised a “peaceful transition” to his elected successor Abelardo de la Espriella after calling for protests before the right-winger takes power. Petro, a combative leftist who was barred constitution…

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The president of Brazil also stressed that both countries are “united by a broad agenda of common interests” and thanked his Colombian partner for the “friendship and cooperation” with his nation.

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received, on the morning of Thursday (9), a phone call from the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, to deal with the bilateral agenda and the political situation of the neighbouring country.Petro, who will leave office on 6 August, after the victory of the opponent Abelardo de la Espriella in the election for the Presidency of Colombia, highlighted the period in which he worked alongside Lula and reaffirmed …

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The presidents of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, and of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, held a conversation –via telephone – this Thursday 9, with a duration of about 20 minutes, to discuss issues related to the regional political juncture and electoral processes in Latin America. The Bogotá Press Office, noted that they also talked about the joint work agenda that is developing between the two countries. In addition, they included issues such as c…

Colombian President Gustavo Petro called his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday and assured him that he would hand over power peacefully in August, amid tensions in the transition with his successor, Abelardo De la Espriella, the Brazilian government reported.

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Globo broke the news in Brazil on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
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