Álvaro Uribe busca frenar la emergencia económica decretada por Gustavo Petro
Tras la declaración de emergencia económica anunciada por el presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, el expresidente Álvaro Uribe informó que el partido Centro Democrático presentará una acción de tutela contra el decreto que oficializa esta medida.
TL;DR
- Centro Democrático party to file a tutela action against Colombia's economic emergency decree.
- The action is a response to the Constitutional Court delaying its review until January 13th.
- The opposition fears the delay leaves citizens unprotected against expanded executive powers.
- Decree 1390 grants the president legislative powers for 30 days, coinciding with the court's recess.
- The government states the emergency aims to raise $3.3 trillion for healthcare spending.
- The Constitutional Court justified the delay by citing a 2009 precedent during Uribe's presidency.