The director of the Administrative Department of the Presidency of the Republic (Dapre), Laura Sarabia, and her brother Andrés Felipe Sarabia, are in the news these days, in the midst of the scandal that was generated by the change of life that the brother of the right hand of President Gustavo Petro.
The allegations about the official’s brother, who has attracted attention for the way in which, overnight, the life of someone who until last year had been working as an assistant to a House representative was transformed, does not they stop.
History had its change since Laura Sarabia left the Government due to the Marelbys Meza scandalthe nanny at his service who was treated as a suspect for the theft of a million-dollar sum of cash in the house of Petro’s then chief of staff.
Government sources told WEEK It was at that moment that Laura and her brother, together with Andrés Parra, decided to start a businesswhich is still active as ALA Consulting SAS, with the initials of its three founders (Andrés Sarabia, Laura Sarabia and Andrés Parra).
It was created in mid-2023 with Parra as legal representative, while Andrés Sarabia appears as a substitute. According to Chamber of Commerce records, the firm offers national and international consulting services, without providing further details..
This publication learned about the file of the firm, considered a microenterprise, for which The three owners contributed 2 million pesos, each, for a capital of 6 million pesos in totalbased in a simple building in Chapinero, on 53rd Street.
In response to the accusations, Laura Sarabia’s brother assured that he is dedicated to advising the private sector and that he has not had “meetings, nor made any representations to government entities or officials.”
It should be noted that the change in Sarabia’s life was complete from one moment to the next. Andrés went from living in Chapinero to moving to an apartment in the exclusive area of Parque de la 93in Bogotá, one of the most expensive square meters in Colombia.
The private plane trip to Medellín, for Karol G’s concert in December 2023, is another aspect that leaves suspicion. This was done with Jaime Ramírez and the current president of the Chamber, Andrés Calle, who precisely confirmed the issue.
Calle acknowledged that the trip to Medellín was by private plane. “We were in Medellín at a party. It’s a plane belonging to a friend who invited us. A matter of friends, nothing about business,” the congressman told this medium.
However, despite the insistence of WEEKCalle refused to reveal who the friend who owned the plane was, although he did not deny that it was the health businessman Cure, who would also have a close connection with Andrés Sarabia.
