The day of student protests in Bogotá on Monday, November 24, 2025 saw a decisive development on El Dorado Avenue (Avenida 26), where demonstrators from the National University of Colombia blocked traffic near the campus, causing widespread disruptions in mobility and leading to incidents of vandalism.
The situation escalated in front of the Education District Secretariat located on 26th Street and 66th Street, the facade of which was attacked by masked men during the riots that occurred Monday afternoon in Bogotá.
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The events occurred in the context of the protest against the recent decision that annulled the appointment of Leopoldo Munera as rector of the university and the subsequent election of José LezcanoProcesses that the academic and student sectors indicated lacked transparency.
The demonstration moved along Avenue 26 to the Salitre-Vive Claro station sector, where the presence of the National Unit for Dialogue and the Maintenance of Order (Undmo) forced the participants to move away from the road after tear gas was used to disperse the concentration.
The complete disruption of the 26th Street corridor has temporarily halted operation of major TransMilenio buses, Which, according to figures released by the district authorities, affected 113,629 users in both directions and caused long delays on public and private transport. As a result of the riots, the infrastructure of the Ministry of Education in Bogotá suffered visible material damage, reflecting the impact of the violence carried out by some masked demonstrators.
In light of the seriousness of the events, the Mayor of Bogotá, Carlos Fernando Galán, noted in his message: “I want to reiterate that in Bogotá, in the event of any act of violence, we will use the legitimate power of the state to restore order and guarantee the rights of all citizens.”.
For his part, Government Secretary Gustavo Quintero explained the measure adopted by the authorities: “As of 4:42 p.m., the dialogue phase with the demonstrators who were on El Dorado Street in the CAN sector was suspended. Therefore, we asked the public force to intervene, a procedure that began at 5:13 p.m.” Quintero stressed that this measure was taken after exhausting the possibilities for peaceful normalization of the road.
Among the criticisms leveled that day, the position of Counselor Juan David Quintero stood out, who expressed his disapproval of the blockades and the damage to the TransMilenio system. In his account X expressed:
“We cannot allow more violent blockades affecting TransMilenio! Every minute 1,000 people are affected. Why do we have to walk for hours because of a few people who have no control? No more! Our draft agreement will solve that. No more blockades! Bogotá is on its knees again while a few people play to burn the city. People walk for kilometers, the center collapses and no one takes control. This is not a protest, it is an assault on our rights. Get ready @Transmilenio is “Restore order, and our project will do that.”
The protest lasted more than four hours and left a significant impact on the city’s movement, as well as causing damage to public infrastructure, especially the region’s education secretariat.It revived the debate on the limits and consequences of demonstrations in the public space in the capital.