Overview

• President Gustavo Petro accused Basque entrepreneur Joseba Grajales of being a "criminal" and said he must leave Colombia in a July address.
• On June 26, the Constitutional Court ruled the government's intervention in Sanitas EPS illegal, reversing an order to seize the insurer's assets and management.
• Grajales denounced the president's comments as part of a systematic disinformation campaign and announced plans to sue Petro and his collaborators in national and international courts.
• The conflict highlights Petro's push to curb alleged profiteering by private insurers accused of inflating costs and indebting the public health system.
• Critics warn the confrontation intensifies disputes over executive power limits and the role of private health companies in Colombia's mixed system.