Colombians, there are government decisions that need to be explained very clearly because confusion can grow around them, and in this case, that confusion could put people's safety at risk. President de la Espella signed Decree 1368 of September 8, 2026, which lifts the general suspension of permits for carrying firearms in Colombia. And I want to explain it plainly. What does this decision mean, and what does lifting the general suspension not mean ? It is not about authorizing the free carrying of weapons. The decree restores the effectiveness of individual permits that are in force and that meet all the conditions already required by law and the Constitution. Article 223 of the Constitution gives the State a monopoly over weapons, war munitions and explosives and establishes that no one may possess or carry them without permission from the competent authority. That principle is untouchable. Colombia has a general suspension of sports permits throughout the national territory, extended until December 31, 2026. What the government is doing today is lifting that suspension and returning to the ordinary regime in which anyone with a valid permit issued by a competent military authority can exercise it without processing an additional special authorization. That's what changes. The underlying legal conditions remain exactly the same. This decree does not create a new right, does not legalize carrying a weapon without a permit, does not eliminate any controls, and does not allow anyone to go out on the street with a gun. The permit must be valid and the weapon must be specifically covered by that permit. If the permit has expired, if it was individually suspended, if it was cancelled or revoked, if the weapon was confiscated or is subject to a judicial measure, or if there is a legal or judicial prohibition against carrying it, this decree does not authorize carrying it. It also does not enable if the permit only authorizes possession. The decree restores the effectiveness of what was already legal. It does not remove any of the restrictions that previously existed. And this must be said very clearly because Colombia faces a reality that the government is aware of. Between January 1 and September 3 of this year, law enforcement seized 15,700 firearms. Of those 15,700, 14,179 were related to the commission of crimes, including conduct associated with the manufacture, trafficking and illegal possession of drugs. The National Police carried out 12,952 of those seizures, that is, more than 80% of the national total. And this demonstrates something that remains a priority for this government. Illegal weapons, the networks that traffic them, and the criminal structures that use them must continue to be prosecuted with the full force and capacity of the State. Because one thing is a citizen who meets the requirements established by law and has a valid permit issued by a competent authority. And a very different thing is the weapon that circulates illegally on the streets and ends up in criminal hands. That is where the State has to concentrate a good part of its strength, and it is doing so. The State retains all its control capacity intact . Military authorities retain the power to issue, revalidate, suspend, cancel and revoke permits. The police and other authorities retain full capacity for inspection, surveillance, seizure, and confiscation. And the registration and traceability systems will continue to operate to verify who has a valid permit, what they are carrying for that permit, and what circumstances could lead to its suspension, cancellation, revocation, seizure, or confiscation. President de la Espiella is restoring the ordinary permit system, as promised, with the rules established by law, with the same controls and with the authority of the State, fully in force. Let's be clear. The State maintains a monopoly on weapons. Carrying the goods is still subject to a permit. The permits must be valid. The weapons must be properly registered. The restrictions continue and the authorities retain their powers to suspend, cancel, revoke, seize and confiscate when the Constitution and the law so determine. What disappears is the general suspension that prevented the ordinary exercise of permits that already met all the requirements. That is the real scope of this decree 1368 of September 8, 2026, which was just signed by President Abelardo de la Espiella. Not 1 thousand more, not 1 thousand less. Now it is up to the authorities to make it effective within the Constitution, the law and the controls that remain intact. And it is up to the national government to continue doing what it has to do: protect law-abiding citizens and relentlessly pursue those who use weapons to threaten life, safety, and public order. Every day we are getting closer to our homeland, Milagro.