Juez acepta tutela contra la emergencia económica, pero niega suspensión provisional del decreto que la declaró
El Ministerio de Hacienda busca con afán cubrir un vacío de $16 billones en el abultado presupuesto de 2026. Foto: Néstor Gómez / Portafolio
TL;DR
- A Bogotá court is reviewing a "tutela" lawsuit challenging the government's economic emergency declaration.
- The lawsuit was filed by Senator Paloma Valencia Laserna and Gabriel Vallejo Chujfi.
- The plaintiffs argue that the decree violates fundamental rights, citing concerns about tax decrees taking effect without automatic constitutional review due to judicial recess.
- The court accepted the lawsuit for review but denied the request for a provisional suspension of the decree.
- The judge stated that the plaintiffs did not demonstrate an imminent and irreparable harm to justify an immediate suspension.
- The Constitutional Court and the Congress of Colombia have been involved to present their arguments.
- The court has given the defendant entities 24 hours to respond to the lawsuit.