BOGOTA, Colombia — In a SHOCKING political power grab, Colombia’s leftist strongman President Gustavo Petro has DECIMATED the salaries of the nation’s own Congress, slashing them by 30% in a brazen move that critics are calling a “PUNITIVE” attack on democracy itself. This isn’t about austerity—it’s about CONTROL.
For years, Colombia’s political elite have lived in a different universe, raking in a staggering $13,000 PER MONTH—THIRTY-TWO TIMES the average Colombian’s paltry wage—while the people suffered. Their excuse? They needed the exorbitant “bonus for special services” to fund their FUTURE CAMPAIGNS. The corruption was BLATANT.
Now, Petro—who HIMSELF collected the very bonus he now condemns for two decades—wields the decree like a weapon. The timing is SUSPICIOUSLY convenient, coming just months after Congress DARED to reject his radical tax reforms. Senate President Lidio García blasted the move as pure “punishment,” exposing the president’s VENDETTA against a co-equal branch of government.
But the plot THICKENS. While Petro plays the populist hero, his government has simultaneously declared an “economic emergency,” granting him UNCHECKED power to raise taxes WITHOUT congressional approval. He demands $4 billion more, even as public spending under his rule has EXPLODED to levels surpassing the pandemic, with a monstrous $134 billion budget.
The message is TERRIFYINGLY clear: comply with the president’s agenda, or face financial ruin. This is not governance; it is the systematic dismantling of checks and balances, leaving one man to rule by decree while the nation watches its democracy be SOLD for political revenge. Is this the dawn of a new, authoritarian Colombia?
Author: Kayitsi.com
