Petro Seeks to Revise US-Colombia Trade Deal After Visa Clash

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he will push to renegotiate the nation’s free trade pact with the US, deepening a diplomatic rift after Washington revoked his visa.

Petro also said he would seek to terminate Colombia’s trade accord with Israel.

Petro justified the idea of amending the US agreement on environmentalist grounds. In a televised cabinet meeting on Monday, the leftist leader said that “machinery that emits CO2 must pay tariffs” regardless of whether it is from the US, China, or India.

“If the US has already changed the FTA, why don’t we?” Petro said. “Trade is not above life.” ...