True or False: When Colombia signed a 2009 agreement with the U.S. for seven military bases, the country's constitutional court later declared it unlawful.

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This is true. Colombia signed an agreement with the United States for seven military bases in 2009, but Colombia's constitutional court declared the agreement unlawful in 2010, preventing their establishment. Almost all South American governments spoke out against the Colombian bases deal. This judicial check on executive power mirrors Ecuador's constitutional prohibition—both show how Latin American institutions increasingly assert sovereignty against U.S. military expansion, even when executives favor such arrangements.

True or False: When Colombia signed a 2009 agreement with the U.S. for seven military bases, the country's constitutional court later declared it unlawful.

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