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The latter half of the golden age of cocaine will see violence across the globe. Ecuador is just the beginning. When cocaine first arrives, there's always a moment of peace, when everyone makes more money than ever. The cash strengthens gangs, creates new ones. And then they war
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This was a hard one to write. Fernando refused to be silenced. My condolences to his wife, daughters and young son: theguardian.com/world/2023/a…
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Malcolm Deas, a great and unique British historian of Colombia and Latin America, died today aged 82 after a long illness. I and many others will miss him. RIP
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Ya han pasado nueve años. Gente muy chevere en ese escenario de la @USTA_COLOMBIA: el General Jairo Delgado, Ángela Verge, Nicolás Botero, @ColPolitics, @albcasti
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NEW: Reaction to Petro's big Cabinet shift. We spoke to analysts who believe the "administration’s gradual radicalization in service of his agenda will now deepen and accelerate... This will significantly erode the business and investment environment."
americasquarterly.org/articl…
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This is a great summary of the new tax law from KPMG.
kpmg.com/xx/en/home/insights…
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You know I love Colombia…
But the new tax reform is a dealbreaker for me and should be for you.
Taxes on:
Income
Wealth
Inheritance
Capital gains
Dividends
And the worst part…
The new M residency visas require you to be in Colombia more than 180 days / year.
HARD NO.
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Certificates for senators is so very Colombian.
2. Is it harder to get people out to vote against something? Probably, yes. Will there be enough voting against Petro to ensure Rodolfo wins? If turn out is high, it's hard to see this not favouring Petro. But, it'll depend on how effective party machinery is. Who knows?
1. Mobilisation will make the difference today - legal and illegal mobilisation. Petro has a ceiling, but if he can get more people out to vote, especially among those who usually stay away, you have to fancy his chances.
If Hernandez wins - I'd be surprised now if he didn't - might it be because Colombians want change but they don't want to re-run the battles of the past?
But it's his discourse, his policies, his chosen battlefield that seems to me to belong to the past. It's the same fight Colombians have had for decades.
Petro campaigned with some of Colombia's most brazenly 'traditional' politicians (ie part of the machine) and held a victory party in the Tequendama.
Great thread from @WillGFreeman The result comes as much less of a surprise if you've talked to people outside Medellin and Bogota.
