Petro has been missing for more than two days and is believed to have relapsed into drug use.

Once again, Colombia's communist president, Gustavo Petro, made headlines for his absence from an official event. The head of state was scheduled to attend the 10th Summit of Heads of State and/or Government of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), held on May 30, 2025, in Montería (Córdoba), but he did not show up and nobody knows where he is.

In addition, for over 40 hours, the official Petro account on the social network X has remained inactive, which is unusual considering his usual frequency of using this platform.

This digital silence from the president coincides with a series of important events at the national level; meanwhile, there has not been any official information about his whereabouts nor has any statement been issued from the Casa de Nariño. Due to this situation, concerns have begun to arise about a possible relapse into drugs.

During the event, Panama's president, José Raúl Mulino, was present along with other high-ranking representatives. According to Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia, the Colombian president's absence was due to a case of "force majeure," although the exact reason that prevented him from attending the summit was not specified.

"I would like to take this opportunity to excuse President Gustavo Petro who, for reasons of force majeure, couldn't join us. He couldn't travel from the city of Bogotá to here, but his heart and his Caribbean spirit are always with us," stated the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Drug dependence

In April, Colombia's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Álvaro Leyva, published an open letter that revealed a concerning situation regarding communist president Gustavo Petro, after the former official publicly stated that the president has a serious drug dependence.

In this context, Leyva mentioned the controversial incident that occurred in June 2023, when Petro traveled with his team and a group of journalists to the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact in France. However, before concluding the visit, the Presidency modified the official decree, extending the president's agenda by almost two more days.

In his letter, Álvaro Leyva stated that he was a direct witness to the situation and that he had to deal with media pressure after the president's disappearance, after the latter justified the extension of the trip by claiming a supposed meeting with an aeronautical company that never took place. However, it was revealed that the president's private agenda had been the real reason.

Almost two years after the incident, Leyva maintained that Petro was absent from the diplomatic mission due to his serious drug addiction, which would have led him to "seek them out" in Paris.