Petro reverses his decision to assign the presidency to Benedetti before his trip to China

President Gustavo Petro seemed to give a huge wink to his criticized Minister of the Interior, Armando Benedetti. On Wednesday, he signed a decree delegating to him the presidential functions from 10 to 17 May, a week in which Petro will be on a diplomatic visit to China. It was a huge gesture of confidence, which in other cases would go unnoticed, but which was particularly noticeable because he could choose any member of his Cabinet and chose …

left Minister of Health, Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo and Minister of the Interior, Armando Benedetti. Photo: taken from the Ministries of Health and Interior. The Presidency of the Republic of Colombia published Decree 0499 of May 7, 2025, by which presidential functions are granted to the Minister of the Interior, Armando Benedetti, during the absence of President Gustavo Petro, who will travel to the People's Republic of China between May 10 a…

The Presidency issued a decree in which President Petro appointed Armando Benedetti as Minister Delegate, with presidential functions, while traveling to China, between 10 and 17 May. The document, dated 7 May, was published in the Official Journal, the official publication of the State, as Ricardo Ospina of Blu Radio demonstrated and as La Silla could corroborate. President, the decree was published until 11:38AM on the website https://t.co/z2K…

The president would delegate these functions to him from May 10 to May 17, the time in which he will be outside the country