Overview

• The Cabinet outlined agreements after a multisectoral meeting, including creating a specialized National Police unit within 15 days to target extortion.
• Authorities pledged budget support for new flagrancy units, specialized prosecutors, and an interinstitutional group on extortion and contract killings, with expedited regulatory timelines.
• The Prosecutor’s Office will seek to extend the flagrancy window from 72 hours to 15 days for extortion and sicariato cases, and the Executive plans extraordinary measures on citizen security.
• Several union leaders said they were barred from the Prime Minister’s meeting and later not received at Congress, deepening rifts and prompting criticism of who speaks for transport workers.
• Transport representatives said there is no national strike on October 10, they will meet on October 11 to decide next steps, plan to join an October 15 march, and warn of an indefinite stoppage if promises lack resources, citing the earlier GOREX failure.