Colombia’s Top Court Kills Petro’s Emergency Fiscal Decree
Key Points — Colombia’s Constitutional Court declared Decree 1390 unconstitutional on April 9 in a 6–2 vote, permanently blocking President Petro’s attempt to raise 16.3 trillion pesos (~$4.47 billion) through emergency economic powers — Magistrate Carlos Camargo Assis wrote that the decree “constitutes an affront to the functioning of Congress” and violates the separation of […] The post Colombia’s Top Court Kills Petro’s Emergency Fiscal Decree appeared first on The Rio Times.
Key Points — Colombia’s Constitutional Court declared Decree 1390 unconstitutional on April 9 in a 6–2 vote, permanently blocking President Petro’s attempt to raise 16.3 trillion pesos (~$4.47 billion) through emergency economic powers — Magistrate Carlos Camargo Assis wrote that the decree “constitutes an affront to the functioning of Congress” and violates the separation of […]
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