Judicial
Magistrate Camargo proposes suspending economic emergency
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Constitutional Court Magistrate Carlos Camargo filed a ponencia to provisionally strike down the economic emergency decree issued by the Government on December 22, 2025. He argues that it fails to meet constitutional requirements for a sudden and unforeseeable crisis, aiming to prevent irreversible effects while the case is decided on merits. Business groups like Fenalco and the National Business Council back this view, while President Gustavo Petro warns of a fiscal crisis if suspended.
The Superintendency of Companies has called a public hearing for January 22, 2026, to assess the recognition in Colombia of judicial orders issued by a Canadian court in the insolvency proceedings of Canacol Energy Ltd. and its subsidiaries. The agency ordered notifications to creditors and interested parties regarding submitted memorials and a financing agreement under review.
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Jaime Alberto Cabal, president of Fenalco, filed a lawsuit with the State Council to temporarily strike down the decree raising the minimum wage by 23% this year. He argues the measure lacks technical backing and violates the legal framework. He warns it could lead to the loss of 772,340 jobs and the closure of numerous small and medium enterprises.
The oral trial began on Tuesday against former Algarrobo mayor José Luis Yáñez, charged with embezzlement of public funds and money laundering for $1.163 million alongside his partner Belén Carrasco and brother-in-law Sixto Carrasco. Prosecutors aim to prove they falsified payrolls to transfer money to straw men. Up to 20 years in prison are sought for the main defendants.
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The Ministry of Education has requested clarifications from the Council of State on a ruling upholding José Ismael Peña's election as rector of the Universidad Nacional. The request aims to determine if the sentence requires immediate actions or is merely declarative. Meanwhile, the Superior University Council appointed Andrés Felipe Mora as interim rector after declaring the position vacant.