Petro denies quid pro quo after ex-contractor releases private video
Deicy Jiménez posted footage of a private meeting on Instagram, claiming it proves she traded sexual favors for government contracts.
By Rosa Wojcik ·
Colombian ex-president Gustavo Petro denied trading public contracts for sexual favors after a former state contractor released a private video of the two of them. Deicy Jiménez posted the footage to her Instagram account on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. She presented the clip as initial evidence to support her claims about a relationship with the former leader.
Jiménez has accused Petro of exchanging government deals for intimate acts. The video shows the two individuals in a room holding a private conversation. Toward the end of the recording, they move closer and share a kiss. Jiménez stated that she decided to make the video public to prove her statements are true. "Today I publish this video as proof that I am telling the truth. Colombians deserve to know who Gustavo Petro is," she wrote in a caption accompanying the post.
The former contractor also expressed concern for the safety of herself and her family. She asked Colombian authorities to provide protection for them. Jiménez said she would hold Petro responsible if anything happened to them. While the video confirms a physical interaction, it does not on its own prove an exchange of intimacy for public contracts.
Petro responded to the release of the images by defending his record. He denied using public contracts to obtain sexual favors from any woman. In a message on his X account, the ex-president argued that the material has not yet been subjected to expert review or evaluated by a judge. "What is circulating today has not been examined by any expert or valued by any judge," he stated.
Petro maintained that the recording does not contain any element demonstrating an act of corruption. He argued that no contract, payment, or government decision is visible in the footage. He added that women who worked during his administration arrived because of their capabilities and effort. He rejected the use of their names to attack him politically.
The release of the video marks the latest development in the controversy surrounding the former president. Jiménez plans to provide further evidence to support her allegations. The authorities have not yet confirmed when a formal legal review of the material will begin. Both parties continue to present their versions of events to the public.
