Writing. Nicolás Petro, son of the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, is in the eye of the hurricane for “giving himself the life of a billionaire”, living in a penthouse valued at about $522,000 and other luxuries.
According to recent revelations from a local magazine, he is not only being singled out for living in a penthouse but also for buying expensive jewelry. He also bank withdrawals of large sums of cash.
In addition, his ex-wife Day Vásquez accused him of having received money from drug trafficker Samuel Santander Lopesierra, alias the “Marlboro man.” Supposedly for the presidential campaign of his father, however, he never reached that destination, in an interview with the magazine “Semana”.
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Some chats that allegedly belong to Nicolás Petro were recently revealed. In these he spoke with his ex-wife about movements of hundreds of millions of pesos in cash. Conversations in which he also mentioned meetings with high-ranking Colombian officials.
According to the conversations to, presumably, seek particular benefits or jobs in different national entities.
luxuries
One of the questions is that the eldest son of President Petro is residing in an exclusive penthouse in the north of Barranquilla valued at $2.5 billion. Well, experts say that the monthly lease alone can cost $25 million.
On the other hand, the bank statements that the magazine accessed, detail that he also buys jewelry, hires aesthetic treatments. What pays for nights in five-star hotels in the city of Barranquilla and the department of Atlántico.
In 2019, when his father Gustavo Petro was exercising opposition aimed at his campaign for the Presidency of the Republic, Nicolás Petro vociferated on his Twitter account. “They have asked me how I differ from Uribe’s children, my answer is that I don’t have one,” he said.
