Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivered a passionate speech condemning the use of Colombian coal in bombs dropped on Gaza and warning that the suffering witnessed in Palestine foreshadows challenges ahead for the Global South. Petro argued that capitalism’s unchecked focus on profit endangers democracy worldwide and refuses to reduce fossil fuel dependence despite ethical and environmental costs. He recounted the tragic death of a Colombian fisherman, criticized U.S. military actions and drug war narratives, and directly called out President Trump and Senator Rubio for demonizing innocent people while benefitting from the true perpetrators of the drug trade. Petro’s address is a clarion call to defend life, justice, and dignity for the world’s poor against “barbarism” and exploitation.