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Bogotá is deciphering an inauguration that breaks with its own codes: Cali rather than the Presidential Palace, mega-prisons before laws, a Senate already resistant to the new power.

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Caracas takes note of Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration, focusing less on the wave of attacks in Colombia and more on what it promises for Venezuela: the ratification of a fraternity hailed by María Corina Machado and a $1 billion US package presented as an unthinkable signal just a few months ago.

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Quito is closely watching the security situation at its northern border, where attacks by FARC dissidents against the new Colombian government are reviving fears of a spillover of narcotics trafficking into Ecuadorian territory.

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Mexico City views Abelardo de la Espriella's trial by fire in security as the start of a "tough approach" era with uncertain immediate results

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Buenos Aires sees in Abelardo de la Espriella's first steps a reflection of its own liberal shift, marked by the elimination of the wealth tax, swift expropriation, and a publicly declared alliance with María Corina Machado.

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Brasília sees Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration as a immediate shift in security, between attacks and a pro-Washington turn.

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France is assessing the cost of the Colombian security shift, marked by deadly attacks and the abandonment of the dialogue initiated in 2016.

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