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Bucaramanga municipal loan legal dispute

Overview

A court in Bucaramanga has issued precautionary measures to temporarily suspend Municipal Agreement 009 of 2026. This agreement authorized Mayor Cristian Portilla to secure a public-sector loan of 538.611 million pesos for infrastructure projects, including the construction of the North-Metropolitan Corridor and the modernization of traffic signals.

Judge Edilia Duarte ordered the suspension following a nullity suit filed by former Representative Cristian Avendaño, who challenged the legality of the approval process. The judicial action follows warnings from the Procuraduría General de la Nación regarding “serious technical, financial and planning deficiencies” in the loan proposal, despite the Bucaramanga City Council previously voting in favor of the measure.

Entities

Procuraduría General de la Nación · Cristian Portilla · Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura · Santander Department · Edilia Duarte

Timeline

5 days ago

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Sources

elnuevosiglo.com.co · minuto30.com · subaalternativa.co