[Colombia] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On April 10, 2025, residents in Ibague, Colombia blocked the Via a El Salado road to protest water outages lasting at least five days, causing significant traffic congestion. The demonstration involved multiple neighborhoods demanding solutions from local authorities and the municipal water company.

Supply-chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. Road blockages in regional Colombian cities could disrupt local distribution networks if protests spread or persist, though Ibague is not a major logistics hub for international trade flows.

Watch points

• Monitor whether protests spread to other Colombian cities facing similar infrastructure issues
• Track duration of road closures and potential escalation to main transportation corridors
• Watch for resolution of underlying water service issues that triggered the demonstration