LatamPolitik: Colombia Taxes, Pedro’s First Debate, and Court Packing in El Salvador

Colombia’s Tax Protests

What’s old: Like most of Latin America, Colombia has been hit particularly hard by COVID-19. Unlike most of Latin America, however, Colombia had a fairly limited cash transfer program in place to provide much-needed relief when the pandemic hit. To its credit, the government moved quickly to set up “Ingreso Solidario” in April 202…