Religious ceremony at Abelardo de la Espriella's presidential inauguration reaches another stage: they will challenge the injunction and ask that it be returned to the Council of State

The legal and political dispute regarding the religious ceremony held during the presidential inauguration of Abelardo de la Espriella on August 7, 2026, has advanced to a new judicial phase. Legal representatives close to the president have announced plans to appeal a recent tutela ruling and are formally requesting that the jurisdiction over presidential tutela cases be returned to the Council of State.

The push to restore the handling of these tutelas to the Council of State gained notable public support on Monday, August 31, when former Attorney General Francisco Barbosa endorsed the proposal. This ongoing procedural conflict highlights the friction between judicial oversight and presidential actions stemming from the inauguration ceremonies.