Colombia's social security chief took funds for poor farmers first, and coronavirus relief funds nex
Colombia’s social security chief took funds for poor farmers first, and coronavirus relief funds next?
by Adriaan Alsema October 6, 2020
Ten years after the family of Colombia’s social security chief received $200,000 meant for poor famers, far-right politician Susana Correa now seems to be withholding coronavirus relief funds.
The former Senator from Cali has taken to national media to boast how her Department for Social Prosperity has financially supported 8.5 households during the coronavirus crisis with an investment of $22.9 million.
On social media, however, complaints of people who say they have stopped receiving their $42 monthly Solidarity Income stiped after far-right President Ivan Duque appointed the far-right ally in late July are incalculable.
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Evidence released by the press revealed that the last time the Correa family did this they funneled funds from former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias’ so-called Agro Ingreso Seguro (AIS) Program back to the Conservative Party politician’s 2010 election campaign.
The AIS scandal saw Arias, a.k.a. “Uribito,” disappear behind bars for 17 years instead of succeeding former President Alvaro Uribe as he aspired.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-social-security-chief-took-funds-for-poor-farmers-first-and-coronavirus-relief-funds-next/
