The Latest Breaking News from Colombia

Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela known for violent tactics and wide-ranging bribes

Construction businessman Rodolfo Hernandez surprised many Colombians Sunday when he moved on to the runoff in the presidential election thanks to a populist anti-corruption message spread through social media that followed in the footsteps of the Donald Trump campaign in 2016.

The Colombian star was forced to undergo thigh surgery after suffering an injury during international duty in April.

Colombia's peso and stock exchange closed higher on Tuesday, in the first session since the contest to elect the country's next president narrowed to two candidates, including business-friendly construction magnate Rodolfo Hernandez.

Gustavo Petro ceded his front-runner status for Colombia’s presidency to a little known 77-year-old construction magnate, in a sign of how voters are increasingly willing to gamble on untested leaders who promise change.

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Ian Cary has been jailed for almost a decade after cocaine was posted from Colombia to Manchester

"We're happy that with them behind bars, there's fewer drug suppliers on the streets causing misery to our communities across the North West."

Gustavo Petro, who topped voting tallies with 40.8% in Colombia's first round of presidential elections on Sunday, has said his political awakening came when he watched his father weep over the death of Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara.