Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, 39, died on Monday (11th) after being shot in the head in an attack during a rally in Bogotá in June this year.
Uribe, who was a pre-candidate for the presidency of Colombia in the 2026 elections, had been hospitalized since the attack on June 7, when he was hit by three shots, two in the head and one in the left thigh. The information is from g1. Uribe was a well-known figure in Colombian politics, an opposition senator and one of the main names in the presidential race. Grandson of a former president and son of a journalist kidnapped and murdered by the Medellín Cartel, his trajectory was marked by a fight against the violence that still plagues Colombia. The attack occurred during a street event in Bogotá, while the politician was speaking about his proposals for the country.
The suspect in the crime, a 15-year-old teenager, was apprehended at the scene of the attack, but, as of the last update, police had not confirmed whether he had any links to criminal or political groups. Uribe was rushed to the Santa Fe de Bogotá Foundation Hospital, where he arrived in critical condition. Despite temporary stabilization, his condition worsened again on Saturday, when a new hemorrhage was detected, leading to emergency surgery.
In a statement released by the hospital, it was reported that Uribe had to be sedated again after the procedure, but his condition remained critical until his death was confirmed on Monday. Former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez, leader of the Centro Democrático party, deeply lamented the loss: “Evil destroys everything, they killed hope. May Miguel’s fight be a light that illuminates the right path for Colombia,” he said.
The attack sparked a wave of solidarity, with local and international political leaders condemning the violence. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro issued an order for the investigation of the case, while the Attorney General’s Office confirmed that, in addition to Uribe, two other people were also injured in the incident. Images circulating on social media show the senator injured, covered in blood, being aided by his supporters.
In solidarity, the Brazilian government, through the Itamaraty, expressed its repulsion to the act of violence, highlighting the importance of the investigation. “The Brazilian government strongly condemns the attack against Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay and trusts in the full investigation of the case,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in an official note. The international community also spoke out, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemning the attack.
Miguel Uribe’s trajectory is marked by a connection to the horrors of drug trafficking, as his mother, Diana Turbay, was kidnapped and murdered in 1991 by drug traffickers associated with Pablo Escobar, when Miguel was only five years old. The case was immortalized in the book “News of a Kidnapping” by writer Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize winner in Literature. Uribe, who was part of the Centro Democrático party founded by Álvaro Uribe Vélez, was also the grandson of Julio César Turbay Ayala, president of Colombia from 1978 to 1982.
Miguel Uribe’s death is another tragic chapter in the history of violence that has marked Colombian politics, where, in the last 50 years, three presidential candidates lost their lives in fatal attacks. In 1989, Luiz Carlos Galán, in 1990, Bernardo Jaramillo Ossa and Carlos Pizarro Leongómez, not to mention the attempts against Álvaro Uribe, marked the country with political violence.
Source: www.brasil247.com