The Latest Breaking News from Francisco Barbosa

It's not easy being Colombia's 1st left-wing president

Gustavo Petro faces fierce opposition from what he views as Colombia's deeply conservative deep state.

WEKU · Mar 10, 2024

UN Urges Colombia To Elect New AG 'Without Interference'

The United Nations' rights office in Colombia urged the government Wednesday to guarantee the election of a new attorney general "without interference" after a bumpy process that has sparked political turmoil.

International Business Times · Feb 14, 2024

Luis Diaz: Major military search begins in Colombia after kidnapping of Liverpool star’s father

Colombia’s attorney general Francisco Barbosa said it was possible that Diaz’s father was being taken to Venezuela, with the search focusing on the border region

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023

Colombia risks losing US support in fight against drugs-attorney general

Colombia risks losing U.S. support in its fight against drug trafficking because of rising coca output and a bill that could allow criminal gangs to surrender and be possibly pardoned, the Andean country's attorney general told Reuters in an interview.

Reuters · Mar 27, 2023

Colombia's attorney general says he will not drop extradition warrants

Colombia's attorney general will not drop arrest warrants aimed at extraditing drug-trafficking bosses and will only suspend them if Congress approves a law to allow these targets to surrender themselves, he said on Monday.

Reuters · Jan 31, 2023