Deicy Jiménez, a 26-year-old former state contractor, published an intimate video on Instagram showing herself with former Colombian president Gustavo Petro amid allegations that the ex-mandatario traded public sector jobs for sexual favors.
According to BioBioChile, Jiménez stated in an interview with Semana published on October 25, 2026, that approximately 40 women obtained government contracts in exchange for sexual favors. Official public contracting records analyzed by El País show that Jiménez held 10 contracts between 2022 and 2026, comprising seven with the Senate, two with the Ministry of Interior, and one with the Superintendency of Vigilance, totaling around $30,000 USD.
Petro has rejected the allegations categorically through statements on X. La Fiscalía, la Procuraduría y la Corte Suprema de Justicia han intervenido en el asunto.
He pasado buena parte de mi vida enfrentando juicios y ataques por denunciar la violencia y la corrupción. Desde que la política se trasladó a las redes, esos ataques no cesan, y los juicios mediáticos llegan siempre antes que los de los tribunales. Este es uno más, y lo…
Did You Know? Deicy Jiménez accumulated 10 official state contracts during Gustavo Petro’s presidential term, including seven with the Senate, two with the Ministry of Interior, and one with the Superintendency of Vigilance, according to records analyzed by El País.
The widening scandal prompted a public response from Petro’s daughters, Sofía and Antonella, who published a joint statement on social media supporting the necessity of taking women’s allegations seriously.
They argued that public accusations must be handled with strict attention to gender perspectives to prevent misogynistic backlash against whistleblowers. Actress and government sympathizer Diana Ángel subsequently offered public support to Sofía and Antonella on Instagram, writing Apoyo total, chicas!
alongside a red heart emoji and raised hands.
Concurrently, former congresswoman María José Pizarro issued a statement acknowledging that Jiménez worked in the Vicepresidency of the Senate during the 2023–2024 term when Pizarro served as vicepresident of the body, though Pizarro maintained that Jiménez was never assigned to her own legislative working unit.
Mientras las autoridades examinan los elementos relacionados con el caso, la gestión de esta situación podría marcar un referente relevante en la evaluación de denuncias de presunta conducta irregular vinculada al empleo estatal.
Jiménez accused the former president of utilizing a network of roughly 40 women who allegedly secured public sector jobs and state contracts in exchange for sexual favors. She stated that Petro used government funds rather than his personal finances to sustain this arrangement.
Petro rejected the allegations in a statement on X, maintaining that he never exchanged state contracts for sexual favors and asserting that women in his administration earned their roles through merit and hard work. He also noted that the circulating video has not been authenticated or evaluated by any judicial expert.
The Fiscalía, the Procuraduría, and the Corte Suprema de Justicia have opened formal inquiries to investigate the allegations and the public contracting records associated with the individuals involved.
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