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The Administrative Court of Cundinamarca ordered a provisional halt on the new Colombian passport agreement with the National Printing House.

The Administrative Court of Cundinamarca ordered a provisiornal halt on the agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Printing House to issue passports. The court ruled that the uncertainty regarding the location, production, and safety conditions of the notebooks was high enough to risk a complete paralysis in issuing the documents.

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Several issues contributed to the court's decision. The agreement was justified as an international cooperation figure, but Portugal's Central Bank only contributed 21% of the total value, falling below the 50% legal minimum. Additionally, the government lacked a competitive selection process, which affected principles of the transparency and free competition. The National Printing House also lacked the technical capacity to execute the contract directly, resulting in total subcontracting where Portugal's Central Bank assumed the integral execution. The court noted a lack of market studies and sectoral analysis to support the agreement's structure and costs.

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