Bogotá Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán condemned the acts of violence reported in the center of the capital during the demonstrations called by President Gustavo Petro.
He condemned the acts of violence directed against some of those who were protesting today in Bogotá.
— Carlos F. Galán (@CarlosFGalan) October 24, 2025
At around 5 p.m., at 12th Street, near Plaza de Bolívar, some members of the public clashed violently with those who were protesting. Immediately,…
Through his X account, the local leader reported that, around 5 p.m., clashes occurred on 12th Street, near Plaza de Bolívar, between some of the protesters who, he said,"eventually clashed violently with those who were protesting."
“I reject the acts of violence directed against some of those who were protesting today in Bogotá,” Galán wrote, while assuring that the District’s team of coexistence managers intervened immediately to separate the groups and prevent an escalation of the conflict. According to the Mayor’s Office, the clashes were controlled and no major damage was reported.
In the Plaza de Bolívar, people were stabbed and beaten simply for thinking differently than Petro.
— Daniel Maldonado (@cdmaldonadoo1) October 24, 2025
This is how the “revolution of love” demonstrates its tolerance: at knifepoint and at fanaticism
The demonstrations, called by President Petro to support the call for a constituent assembly, had their main gathering point in Plaza de Bolívar. In Bogotá, supporters of the presidential call mobilized from various points toward the city center, in a day that passed relatively calmly until late afternoon.
The mayor's statement adds to other calls for calm made by local and national authorities, at a time when the country is experiencing a turbulent political environment due to the tense diplomatic relationship between President Petro and the White House, which reported that it had included the president, some of his relatives and the Minister of the Interior, Armando Benedetti, on the feared Clinton list.
