La era Roa en Ecopetrol estaría próxima a llegar a su fin, tras el fallo del Consejo Nacional Electoral The National Electoral Council (CNE) has fined the Petro presidential campaign for exceeding funding limits and has forwarded the case to the Prosecutor’s Office for a formal investigation into Ricardo Roa, Ecopetrol’s president and the campaign’s former manager. This ruling, which also implicates other campaign officials and political parties, has led to calls for Roa to resign from his position at Ecopetrol to avoid further damage to the company’s reputation and operations. The case also involves potential investigations by the House of Representatives’ Accusations Commission.

• The CNE sanctioned the Petro presidential campaign for violating funding limits.
• Ricardo Roa, president of Ecopetrol and former campaign manager, is under formal investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office.
• The CNE fined Roa, the campaign’s treasurer, and auditor a total of approximately $6 billion.
• Experts and consulted sources suggest Roa should step down from Ecopetrol to protect the company.
• The CNE sent copies of the ruling to the Prosecutor’s Office and the House of Representatives’ Accusations Commission.
• The campaign reportedly exceeded funding limits by over $3.5 billion, with undeclared payments to electoral witnesses and donations from unions.
• Roa faces potential criminal charges in addition to the administrative fine.