politics
May 8, 2026
Revealed the millionaire sum that Ricardo Roa did not report in Petro's 2022 Campaign
The Attorney General's Office advanced this Friday, May 8, in the judicial process related to the financing of Gustavo Petro's presidential campaign in 2022 by charging Ricardo Roa Barragán with the alleged violation of electoral spending limits.
TL;DR
- Ricardo Roa Barragán, financial manager of the Petro Presidente campaign, has been charged by the Attorney General's Office.
- The charges relate to alleged violations of electoral spending limits for the 2022 presidential campaign.
- The prosecution claims campaign spending exceeded the 28.5 billion peso limit by approximately 1.3 billion pesos during the first round.
- An additional 1.193 billion pesos in payments, services, and economic activities were allegedly not reported or only partially reported.
- The investigation is based on data from the "Cuentas Claras" platform, used for registering campaign financial movements.