New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Prosecutors in Colombia on Monday charged two former members of President Gustavo Petro's government with corruption for their alleged role in a congressional vote buying scheme.

Colombian authorities have launched a spate of corruption proceedings. The former heads of Colombia's senate and house of representatives have also been arrested in connection to the vote buying scheme, after they were accused of receiving bribes from Petro's administration.

According to the prosecutors, former Finance Minister Ricardo Bonilla and former Interior Minister Luis Fernando Velasco conspired with officials in two agencies to steer public funds towards companies linked to members of congress and their allies.

In exchange for con...