Political violence in Colombia has been rising since 2022, but it has been largely contained at a local level. The brazen attack on a prominent politician in the capital suggests the perpetrators no longer fear repercussions.

On Saturday, a Colombian presidential candidate was shot in the head at a rally in the country’s capital, Bogotá. The violent episodehas many Colombians wondering if the country is headed back to a darker time.

A string of bombings and an assassination attempt on Senator Miguel Uribe marked a violent turn in Colombia's political landscape, echoing past decades of unrest. The attacks, linked to drug-related guerrilla groups,