Toro's only serious challenger, Tulio Gómez, a supermarket founder and football team owner, had his candidacy revoked by the National Electoral Council.
Ricardo Díaz, formerly of the Ministry of Defense, has said that people tied to the administration offered him $179,000 USD to facilitate the purchase of three Qatari helicopters.
While we're seeing many headlines about the Colombian peso being the global top performer in 2023, this is mostly due to the sell off in the fourth quarter last year.
Negotiations between Colombia and armed groups do not include a ceasefire between feuding criminal factions — and civilians remain caught in the crossfire.
The resolution brings an end to the long-running corruption and bribery saga surrounding Corficolombiana and Odebrecht's illicit attempts to gain favor with officials overseeing the Ruta del Sol 2 highway project.