Scenes from what could be one of Colombia’s last bullfights

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Bullfighting is on the decline internationally. There are only seven countries around the world that still allow it. Colombia could be banning the sport soon; a bill declaring bullfighting illegal recently passed in the country’s Senate. Manuel Rueda reports from a recent bullfighting festival in Manizales, Colombia, on fans and opponents of the brutal art form. 

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