The Supreme Court of Justice declared unconstitutional the contract that regulates the concession for bulk and general cargo in the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal, managed by the company Panama Ports Company, as officially reported by the Judicial Branch this Thursday night after a prolonged session of deliberation. The decision was made after several hours of analysis, discussion, and voting by the magistrates, who reviewed the nullity claims filed against the contract signed between the Panamanian State and the port company. Among the legal actions evaluated were both the one presented by a private lawyer and those filed by the Comptroller General of the Republic. In a statement, the Court explained that the Plenary resolved to declare the challenged acts related to the contract and its amendments unconstitutional, which now opens a new and complex juridical-administrative process to define the future of the port concession and the contractual relationship between the State and Panama Ports.
