Colombia lifts the state of internal unrest in Catatumbo, where military and police presence will remain.

The Colombian government lifted the state of internal unrest declared in January due to the violence in the Catatumbo region of the country's northeast. This Friday, it announced it will maintain its military and police presence…

The calculations of the Ministry of Finance estimated a collection of about $12 billion in all 2025. Photo: taken from www.freekik.es The Government clarified that, although the lifting of the State of Internal Conmotion in Catatumbo was decreed, the tax measures that were adopted in the context of this juncture will continue until December 31 of this year, that is, taxes will continue to be collected.

The extension of these measures will be for 90 more days, according to the decree signed by Petro. Experts say that despite the announcement, almost all the measures adopted are maintained

While the Government said that it would be tossed for democracy, sudden change left several doubts in the air.

The Attorney General's Office recommended that the National Planning Department (DNP) verify that investment projects approved for Catatumbo, amid the internal unrest, are exclusively aimed at addressing the events that led to their declaration, and that their financing is guaranteed with available resources from the General Royalties System (SGR). The recommendation was issued by the SGR's Resource Monitoring Delegate, who sent a communication …