State bureaucracy in the Petro government shoots at record levels

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Under President Gustavo Petro's mandate, the growth in the recruitment of government personnel has accelerated: it rose from 889 thousand in 2023 to 916 thousand public jobs in 2024. It is 27 thousand more in just one year, a record even compared to the level of recruitment during the pandemic. These contracts are becoming increasingly precarious, providing services and in the short term, contrary to the promises made by Petro. And they have rea…