Imprisonment to the ‘influencer’ Epa Colombia directs attention to the drama of women in prisons

Although Daneidy Barrera, an influencer known as Epa Colombia, was recently sentenced to five years in prison, and lost access to her social networks, she is still an influential person in the public debate. Known nationally for attacking a Transmilenio station, Bogotá’s mass transportation system, during the major social protests of 2019, two weeks ago she was found guilty ultimately of several crimes: disruption of the public transport service…

President Gustavo Petro refers to Law 2292 of 2023, which establishes the offences to which the regulations apply.

On February 13, 2025, influencer Daneidy Barrera Rojas, better known as Epa Colombia, offered her first statements from El Buen Pastor prison in Bogotá. Her words not only generated great interest in public opinion, but also received a direct response from President Gustavo Petro.

From the prison, Daneidy Barrera Rojas, better known as Epa Colombia, spoke to the media for the first time after being sentenced to five years and three months in prison for the crimes of harm to others and incitement to commit crimes for terrorist purposes. Colombian La influencer y empresaria related the difficult days she has lived since her capture and transfer to El Buen Pastor prison in Bogotá. “They have been difficult days, of much trib…

Beyond the sport Author dotorres The famous creator of Colombian content, Daneidy Barrera Rojas, better known as ‘Epa Colombia’, was sentenced by the Supreme Court of Justice to five years and two months in prison for her participation in vandalistic acts against TransMilenio stations in Bogotá during 2019, events that she also disseminated through her social networks. In addition, the Court ruled that it was not appropriate to grant her the ben…

President Gustavo Petro asked the judicial authorities to intervene to get Epa Colombia out of jail because of a law that would benefit her. Through his account in x, the head of state reacted to Daneidy Barrera’s request, known as Epa Colombia, who asked him to help him get out of El Buen Pastor prison where he was detained after his conviction for attacks on the Transmilenio system. “Petro, if you’re listening, help me get out of here because …