00:00The frozen pension reform of Gustavo Petro's government is constitutional and will be able to
00:05to be implemented after more than two years of uncertainty. In a landmark decision, the Constitutional Court
00:11It saved one of the most important and controversial social projects of recent times.
00:16years. Although the high court upheld the core of that reform, it sent it back to Congress.
00:21Several items were rejected due to errors in their processing. The decision was made this Tuesday, August 25.
00:26after an intense debate in the plenary session. The presiding judge in the case, Paula Meneses,
00:32He proposed returning the reform to the House of Representatives, as he considered
00:36that the errors made during its approval in June 2024 had not been corrected
00:42appropriately. However, the majority of the judges reached a consensus and decided
00:48to save the reform. According to the Court, the Chamber did correct the flaws in July of last year.
00:53when the reform was voted on again by order of the court itself. Thus, the law recovers
00:58its legal life after having been suspended. But that doesn't mean the new
01:02the pension system will begin to function automatically.
01:05What happens next? First, the Court gave the Chamber 30 days from the date of notification
01:10The court will address the pending proposals after the sentencing. Then they will return to the high court.
01:15court to determine whether the errors were corrected.
01:19Second, the Court raised the question of when the reform will begin to be implemented.
01:23The date initially set by Congress was July 1, 2025, but it passed while
01:29The law remained suspended. The court then decided that the reform would enter into force.
01:34effective April 1, 2027. Third, the government must also complete
01:38the regulations while Colpensiones, private funds and other entities adjust
01:44Their systems, procedures, calculations, and work histories. But to that is added a new dispute.
01:49Politics. President Abelardo de Las Priella has expressed his disagreement with the reform.
01:54Petro, and since his campaign, he has announced the possibility of presenting a counter-reform. The reform
02:00The pension issue then overcame its biggest legal hurdle. Now a new battle begins.
02:04define when and how it will be applied and how long it will manage to survive politically.
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