April 6 (UPI) -- Colombian President Gustavo Petro asked Brazil to extend its instant payment system Pix to Colombia and questioned U.S. financial sanctions in a message posted on X, amid Washington investigations into the Brazilian system.
In his post, Petro called for regional integration of the Pix system and criticized international financial control mechanisms, particularly the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Treasury agency responsible for enforcing economic sanctions.
"I ask Brazil to extend the Pix system to Colombia and hopefully stop considering the OFAC list, which no longer works," Petro wrote Saturday.
La lista OFAC ya no es un arma contra el narcotráfico, el narcotráfico se burla de ella, y se hospedan en Dubai, allí compran residencia pot unos 4.000 dólares y viven en medio del lujo.
La OFAC solo sirve para perseguir oposiciones políticas y domesticarlas en el mundo. Es un... https://t.co/gzpzWU5pIE— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) April 4, 2026
