GEOPOLITICS
US sanctions: Brazil first, Colombia next?
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has supported Colombia's former President Álvaro Uribe. Photo: Freddie Everett/USSD
The ruling against Colombia’s right-wing leader, former two-time President Álvaro Uribe, is having an impact beyond its borders. Top US officials argued that the country is weaponizing its judiciary to attack a political rival, raising the specter of sanctions similar to those applied to Brazil for its prosecution of Jair Bolsonaro.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was the first to react, saying that “Uribe’s only crime has been…
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