The country has been plagued by internal conflict for over half a century
Mr Petro’s plans always seemed ambitious. Colombia has been plagued by internal conflict for over half a century. Presidents have wrestled with the problem in varying ways: Iván Duque, his conservative predecessor, encouraged the armed forces to target the heads, or “kingpins”, of gangs.
Alongside this, violent attacks have increased in recent weeks. On March 2nd miners went on strike in Bajo Cauca, after Mr Petro ramped up a military operation to clamp down on illegal gold mining. Colombian intelligence found that members of the Clan del Golfo infiltrated the strikes—forcing shops to close, blocking roads and leaving thousands of people without access to basic goods. It was only after the group burned six vehicles that Mr Petro finally ended the ceasefire.
“Those events are minor setbacks…it’s part of negotiating in the middle of conflict,” says Frank Pearl, the chief negotiator with theunder Mr Santos. Others are less sanguine. Mr Petro’s son and brother are accused of receiving bribes from drug gangs to achieve concessions in the ceasefire process . Meanwhile Mr Petro’s cabinet turned against him in February over a health reform. “Total peace” looks more like a slogan rather than an achievable goal.
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