The campaign headquarters of the senator and presidential candidate, Iván Cepeda, located in the La Floresta neighborhood of Medellín, It was the subject of a vandal attack during the early hours of this April 15, 2026.
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The incident occurred just a few hours after the place was officially inaugurated as the operations center of the Historical Pact in the capital of Antioquia.
Iván Cepeda headquarters vandalized in Medellín. Photo:@ArielAnaliza
The property damage included the throwing of red paint on the façade and the total destruction of outdoor advertising. The attack not only affected the political headquarters, but the paint residue also reached homes and premises neighboring businesses, generating concern among area residents for the safety of the sector.
From the campaign team, figures such as Gerardo Vega They described the event as a direct act of intimidation and political violence. This event occurs a few days after the Cepeda will publicly reject threats against other political sectors, such as those recently denounced by Paloma Valencia.
Vandalizing a political headquarters is intimidation.
We reject the attacks against the campaign @IvanCepedaCast in Medellín and we demand real guarantees to exercise democracy.
The authorities must act now. pic.twitter.com/aCUkqSQF9D
— Gerardo Vega (@GerardoVegaMed) April 15, 2026
In response to these events and similar reports of vandalism in cities such as Bogotá and Bucaramanga, The Ministry of the Interior announced a reinforcement of police surveillance schemes for the headquarters of all candidates. Currently, local authorities are reviewing the neighborhood’s security cameras to identify those responsible for the attack.
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Armando Benedetti, Minister of the Interior. Photo:Milton Díaz /EL TIEMPO
Other acts of vandalism at presidential campaign headquarters
Until the current date of April 2026, the official reports from the authorities and the formal complaints before the Attorney General’s Office confirm incidents of direct vandalism against campaign headquarters in key cities in the country.
In Bucaramanga, significant attacks were recorded during the month of March; one of them affected the headquarters of Abelardo de la Espriella in the El Prado neighborhood, where hooded individuals caused physical damage to the infrastructure and removed advertising material. In the same city, the candidate’s headquarters Paloma Valencia In the Antonio Santos neighborhood, she was also violated, which generated an immediate criminal complaint for damage to other people’s property and harassment.
This is how the campaign house of @ABDELAESPRIELLA in Bucaramanga.
The vision of the country that we have with El Tigre is that of respect and tolerance, that those who think differently have a voice and space without feeling violated.
Democracy is not intimidation.
We remain firm. pic.twitter.com/eH7vgZgOad
— Jaime Andrés Beltrán (@soyjaimeandres) March 10, 2026
In the country’s capital, Bogotá, the situation has affected various political forces. Linked offices to the Historical Pact in the north of the city They reported structural damage and offensive paint in the weeks before the legislative elections.
Likewise, the joint headquarters of Paloma Valencia and Juan Daniel Oviedo It has been the target of vandalism on its facades. On the other hand, in the Chapinero sector, Katherine Miranda’s headquarters She was attacked with paint by unknown persons, a fact that was documented by security teams in the area.
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Given these events, the Ministry of the Interior and the Unified Command Post (PMU) They have activated special surveillance protocols, while the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) keeps these points under monitoring to guarantee that the democratic exercise is not interrupted by physical violence against political facilities.
Daniela Gutiérrez Munar
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