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A Colombian court ruled the passport contract case can proceed but has not yet decided whether the agreement is legal. The lawsuit does not affect passport issuance or the validity of passports, which remain valid until their expiration dates.

Former minister Leyva denounces President Petro as a "mafia boss" while fighting criminal charges over a canceled passport contract.

The lawsuit demands invalidation of the July 18 inter-administrative contract by the Cancillería, Colombia's national mint, and Portugal's national mint.

Minister of the Interior Armando Benedetti and former Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva put personal drug abuse in the government on the media agenda

While such bureaucratic details normally don't draw significant attention, Colombians have been suffering for months with long wait times and lines while trying to get or renew a passport.