Bogota. The Colombian Congress authorised this Tuesday the ban on bullfighting and different exhibits of animal abuse beginning in 2027, a historic choice in one of many international locations with the best bullfighting custom in America.
With 93 votes in favor and a pair of in opposition to, the Decrease Home gave the inexperienced mild to the textual content that solely wants the signature of the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, to turn into legislation.
Till the ban comes into pressure, in three years, the federal government will search for employment alternate options for staff who rely straight or not directly on bullfighting.
“We did it, the bullfights are over in my Colombia. It is among the happiest days of my life,” environmentalist senator Esmeralda Hernández wrote on her X account after figuring out the results of the ultimate vote.
The ban contains different typical exhibits just like bullfights with calves and heifers. Till this second, the authorization or prohibition of this exercise trusted every metropolis, since in 2018 the Constitutional Court docket had allowed bullfights in cities and cities by which they’ve cultural roots and delegated potential restrictions to Congress.
For instance, in Bogotá and Medellín (northwest) they haven’t been allowed since 2020, though they’re presently central occasions within the conventional festivals of Cali (southwest) and Manizales (central-west).
Colombia thus joins the checklist of nations that prohibit bullfighting within the area, comparable to Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Guatemala.
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– 2024-06-04 15:45:21
