[Colombia] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On April 5, 2025, Catholic Church leaders organized a peaceful march for peace in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, with citizens walking from the Cathedral to Cristo Redentor Church to hold a mass praying for an end to local violence.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. The peaceful nature of this religious march suggests minimal immediate disruption to local operations, though it highlights ongoing security concerns in the Buenaventura area that could affect regional logistics if violence persists.

Watch points

• Monitor for any escalation in violence that prompted the peace march, which could affect port and logistics operations in the broader Buenaventura region
• Track whether similar peace demonstrations spread to other Colombian cities, potentially indicating wider security deterioration