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[^1]\n\nRepresentative Jaime Arizabaleta of the Centro Democrático party, together with other congressmen, submitted a legislative bill to the Colombian Chamber of Representatives. [^2]\n\nColombian congressmen Julio César Triana and Jaime Arizabaleta, representing Cambio Radical and the Centro Democrático respectively, introduced a legislative project to amend the Penal Code regarding public protests. [^3]\n\nThe bill proposes criminalizing the deliberate use of face coverings, including hoods, masks, and similar items, when committing acts of vandalism during public protests. [^4]\n\nA multi-party legislative group in Colombia introduced a bill called the 'Anti-Capuchos' law on September 1, 2026. [^5]\n\nThe bill proposes creating a new criminal offense to penalize the concealment of identity when used to commit acts of vandalism during protests. [^6]\n\nThe Centro Democratico party announced plans to introduce a counter-reform to the pension system after the Constitutional Court approved the previous administration's reform. [^7]\n\nOn September 1, 2026, Colombian lawmakers introduced a bill to the Chamber of Representatives to modify the Penal Code and criminalize the use of hoods, masks, and other items used to conceal identity during public protests. [^8]\n\nThe bill seeks to sanction individuals who use illicit means to incite, direct, or provide materials to block roads or transport infrastructure, particularly when such actions threaten public safety, health, food security, the environment, or labor rights. [^9]\n\nThe proposed penalties increase if the concealment involves dangerous elements, explosives, or corrosive substances, or if the actions affect educational institutions, health facilities, rescue organizations, cultural heritage sites, or essential public infrastructure. [^10]\n\nThe penalty increases by two-thirds if the offender uses homemade dangerous objects, explosives, harmful substances, or other means to injure people or damage public and private property. [^11]\n\nThe authors of the initiative, including Triana and Arizabaleta, stated that the project does not seek to limit peaceful protest and that the constitutional right to protest will remain protected. 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