Unidad Nacional de Proteccion (UNP)

Colombia's bodyguard agency; budget nearly doubled to COP 3.14 trillion by 2025; projects a COP 2.48 trillion 2026 shortfall

Agency· Colombia · in the record since Aug 2023
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Didier Blanco heads the UNP under the incoming 2026 administration, taking over an agency protecting more than 10,000 people.
Aug 2026 to presentDidier BlancoHe succeeds Augusto Rodríguez, director during the Guerrero security-detail episode.
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The UNP's budget rose about 91% between 2022 and 2025, from COP 1.64 trillion to COP 3.14 trillion.$979.7M
2025From the UNP's 2026 handover report as reported by Portafolio. 'Billones' means trillions (10^12).
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The UNP's 2026 handover report projects a budget deficit of COP 2.48 trillion and a 105% increase in its vehicle fleet capacity.$773.8M
2026
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A 2023 Contraloría financial audit of the UNP found presumed fiscal damage of COP 6,321 million in protection-service debts that governorships and mayoralties had owed for more than five years.$2M
The same audit reported a separate tax finding of more than COP 15,000 million on armored-vehicle leases.
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