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Things can get worse, much worse. But as Duque’s four year term comes towards a close, there is a practical consensus in Colombia that things could have been much better.

The U.S. DEA reportedly has wiretap evidence implicating José Leonidas Bustos, Francisco Javier Ricaurte, and Camilo Tarquino in a bribery scandal.

"I am deeply sorry and ask forgiveness from Colombians for this shameful act," said President Santos.

Prosecutors have claimed that former senator Otto Bula took a $4.6 million USD bribe to ensure Odebrecht won a bid to build a section of the Ruta del Sol highway.