Colombian Constitutional Court Finds 2025 State of Emergency Decree Unconstitutional, Further Suspends Related Legislative Decrees

Colombia's Constitutional Court issued a press release on 9 April 2026 concerning certain recent rulings, including Ruling (Sentencia) C-075/26 on Decree No. 1390 of 22 December 2025, which declared a state of economic emergency. In its ruling, the Court found the decree unconstitutional because the issues cited were structural and predictable rather than sudden or unforeseen. It emphasized that the government must use ordinary legislative and budgetary channels rather than emergency powers,…