# Former Colombian and Ecuadorian Leaders Meet in Mexico to Form Anti-Narcotics Alliance

Former presidents Gustavo Petro and Rafael Correa met in Mexico to discuss a Latin American anti-narcotics alliance.

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Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro met with former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa in Mexico City on September 1, 2026. [^1]

Both former presidents are strong opponents of the policies pushed by current governments led by Abelardo de la Espriella in Colombia and Daniel Noboa in Ecuador. [^2]

Gustavo Petro stated that the purpose of the meeting was to expand communication space for Latin American progressivism and achieve a true anti-narcotics alliance based on social justice and strengthening democracy. [^3]

Rafael Correa is currently facing an eight-year prison sentence for corruption in Ecuador since 2020 in the Sobornos case. [^4]

Petro argued that the United States views Latin America as part of its 'vital space' to obtain natural resources and finance its geopolitical vision, linking this to new Arctic maritime routes and competition with China. [^5]

Petro proposed a dialogue between civilizations as an alternative to what he described as a possible 'human holocaust' caused by a scenario where technological power imposes itself in countries with greater military capacity, which he termed 'technofascism'. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro met with former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa in Mexico City on September 1, 2026. (Primicias, News)
2. Both former presidents are strong opponents of the policies pushed by current governments led by Abelardo de la Espriella in Colombia and Daniel Noboa in Ecuador. (Primicias, News)
3. Gustavo Petro stated that the purpose of the meeting was to expand communication space for Latin American progressivism and achieve a true anti-narcotics alliance based on social justice and strengthening democracy. (Primicias, News)
4. Rafael Correa is currently facing an eight-year prison sentence for corruption in Ecuador since 2020 in the Sobornos case. (Primicias, News)
5. Petro argued that the United States views Latin America as part of its 'vital space' to obtain natural resources and finance its geopolitical vision, linking this to new Arctic maritime routes and competition with China. (El Comercio, News)
6. Petro proposed a dialogue between civilizations as an alternative to what he described as a possible 'human holocaust' caused by a scenario where technological power imposes itself in countries with greater military capacity, which he termed 'technofascism'. (El Comercio, News)

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