Colombia's foreign minister Maria Consuelo Araujo has quit her position after her brother was arrested on charges of links with paramilitary groups. Araujo's resignation will contribute greatly to the pressure that is currently placed on Colombia's president, Álvaro Uribe Vélez. Many of his allies have links to paramilitary groups, groups which are accused of trafficking drugs and participating in massacres. Her brother, senator Alvaro Araujo, became the highest ranking politician to be detained in the ongoing investigation of the links in Colombian politics between government officials and right-wing military groups.
It seems as though this issue will contribute greatly to Colombia's ongoing issues between the government and right-wing military groups who control much of the country's economy. The drug trade in Colombia is huge, as was noted in a previous blog of mine, and seems to be a major support mechanism in terms of the Colombian economy. I do not feel as though the resignation of Maria Araujo will contribute to political unrest in Colombia, and that her position will be replaced swiftly and seamlessly.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6376359.stm
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