COLOMBIA | LAWFARE | PETRO | SOUTH AMERICA
Lawfare Against Gustavo Petro: When Justice Becomes a Political Weapon
Introduction Since his election in 2022, Gustavo Petro has been the target of an unprecedented political and judicial offensive. Baseless accusations, relentless media smear campaigns, and judicial manipulation—everything is being deployed to cripple Colombia’s first left-wing government. This playbook, perfected in Latin America, has a name: lawfare, the insidious use of judicial institutions to eliminate…