⚠️🇺🇸👀😂 Maduro ran out of budget for his defense in the United States.
Nicolás Maduro's legal team asked a federal judge in New York to force the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to release Venezuelan state funds, arguing that the former leader lacks his own resources to pay for the trial.
Attorney Barry J. Pollack sent a letter on February 20, 2026 to Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein to complain about the blocking of the accounts.
In the court document, the defense argued that the economic sanctions violate the constitutional rights of the defendant.
"Venezuela would do it, and Mr. Maduro cannot pay a lawyer otherwise," the legal firm justified in the text.
The defenders accused the US agency of sabotaging the process by denying access to the Caribbean nation's public coffers.
"By not allowing the Venezuelan government to pay for Mr. Maduro's defense costs, OFAC interferes with Mr. Maduro's ability to retain a lawyer and, therefore, with his right to a lawyer of his choice under the Sixth Amendment," the firm claimed in court.
https://alertas24.com/defensa-de-maduro-denuncia-que-el-mandatario-no-puede-pagar-abogados-privados/
Nicolás Maduro's legal team asked a federal judge in New York to force the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to release Venezuelan state funds, arguing that the former leader lacks his own resources to pay for the trial.
Attorney Barry J. Pollack sent a letter on February 20, 2026 to Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein to complain about the blocking of the accounts.
In the court document, the defense argued that the economic sanctions violate the constitutional rights of the defendant.
"Venezuela would do it, and Mr. Maduro cannot pay a lawyer otherwise," the legal firm justified in the text.
The defenders accused the US agency of sabotaging the process by denying access to the Caribbean nation's public coffers.
"By not allowing the Venezuelan government to pay for Mr. Maduro's defense costs, OFAC interferes with Mr. Maduro's ability to retain a lawyer and, therefore, with his right to a lawyer of his choice under the Sixth Amendment," the firm claimed in court.
https://alertas24.com/defensa-de-maduro-denuncia-que-el-mandatario-no-puede-pagar-abogados-privados/
Marco Rubio affirms that the elections in Venezuela will be necessary to legitimize the process of change https://bit.ly/4aFqTnG
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Marco Rubio afirma que las elecciones en Venezuela serán necesarias para legitimar el proceso de cambio - Diario Versión Final
El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, llegó a la cumbre CARICOM en San Cristóbal y Nieves con una garantía política para el continente
⚠️🇻🇪 Conatel closed the Urbana 94.3 FM station in Guatire and confiscated its equipment
Vente Venezuela denounces the confiscation of María Corina Machado's assistant's house in Caracas
The chavista regime confiscated the house of Laura Acosta, the personal assistant of opposition leader María Corina Machado.
"From a legal point of view, it's a case of pure and simple confiscation (by de facto, without a procedure and without a legitimate cause) of that property,"
The chavista regime confiscated the house of Laura Acosta, the personal assistant of opposition leader María Corina Machado.
"From a legal point of view, it's a case of pure and simple confiscation (by de facto, without a procedure and without a legitimate cause) of that property,"
🇻🇪 Amena Bakr
According to sources familiar with the matter US sanctions could be lifted off Venezuela within days
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According to sources familiar with the matter US sanctions could be lifted off Venezuela within days
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VQ-BXG from the oil company Shell arriving in Caracas from Washington via Trinidad and Tobago.
Workers protest in front of the Ministry of Labor to demand a general wage increase
https://alertas24.com/trabajadores-protestan-frente-al-ministerio-de-trabajo-para-exigir-aumento-general-de-sueldos/
https://alertas24.com/trabajadores-protestan-frente-al-ministerio-de-trabajo-para-exigir-aumento-general-de-sueldos/
Alertas 24
Trabajadores protestan frente al Ministerio de Trabajo para exigir aumento general de sueldos
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🤡🇻🇪🇷🇺 Russia says Maduro is still the legitimate president of Venezuela and demands his immediate release
https://alertas24.com/rusia-dice-que-maduro-sigue-siendo-el-presidente-legitimo-de-venezuela-y-exige-su-liberacion-inmediata/
https://alertas24.com/rusia-dice-que-maduro-sigue-siendo-el-presidente-legitimo-de-venezuela-y-exige-su-liberacion-inmediata/
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Rusia dice que Maduro sigue siendo el presidente legítimo de Venezuela y exige su liberación inmediata
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⚠️🇻🇪🇺🇸😂😁 Delcy Rodríguez calls Trump a "partner and friend" and asks him to lift sanctions against Venezuela
⚠️ Jonathan Carrillo, the last journalist who remained detained in Venezuela, was released
⚠️🇻🇪 Reuters: Delcy Rodríguez's regime suspended 19 oil and gas contracts signed by Maduro
According to Reuters, sources familiar with the matter told the international media that the cancellation of the agreements has not affected Venezuela's oil and gas production so far.
The governments of Venezuela and the United States are examining the credentials of the companies that signed those contracts. Similarly, some of these companies are little known and the agreements were signed while Venezuela was under US sanctions.
The contracts under scrutiny include projects that have recently started producing oil in high-demand areas such as Lake Maracaibo, large projects aimed at expanding production in the Orinoco Oil Belt, and small mature oil fields.
According to Reuters, sources familiar with the matter told the international media that the cancellation of the agreements has not affected Venezuela's oil and gas production so far.
The governments of Venezuela and the United States are examining the credentials of the companies that signed those contracts. Similarly, some of these companies are little known and the agreements were signed while Venezuela was under US sanctions.
The contracts under scrutiny include projects that have recently started producing oil in high-demand areas such as Lake Maracaibo, large projects aimed at expanding production in the Orinoco Oil Belt, and small mature oil fields.
🇻🇪🇺🇸 US Americans made a report on Chinese spy bases in Latin America, and of course, Venezuela couldn't be left out.
There are two of them, one in Guarico (El Sombrero) and the other in Bolivar (Luepa).
They carry out orbital surveillance, collect intelligence, and support weapon systems.
There are two of them, one in Guarico (El Sombrero) and the other in Bolivar (Luepa).
They carry out orbital surveillance, collect intelligence, and support weapon systems.
🇺🇸🇨🇺 Donald Trump announced that he is considering a possible "friendly takeover of Cuba".
The president confirmed contacts between his Administration and Cuban authorities.
The talks reportedly took place in Mexico and in San Cristóbal, in the Caribbean.
Trump described Cuba as a "failed nation" without resources or oil.
He assured that the Cuban government is "talking" with Washington, reported the ABC newspaper.
He indicated that the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, is leading the negotiations.
The statements come after a recent armed incident in waters near the island
The president confirmed contacts between his Administration and Cuban authorities.
The talks reportedly took place in Mexico and in San Cristóbal, in the Caribbean.
Trump described Cuba as a "failed nation" without resources or oil.
He assured that the Cuban government is "talking" with Washington, reported the ABC newspaper.
He indicated that the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, is leading the negotiations.
The statements come after a recent armed incident in waters near the island
Bloomberg:
🇻🇪🇺🇸 Venezuela canceled an auction of assets seized from Halliburton Co. after the Trump administration intervened to stop the sale, as President Donald Trump seeks to smooth the return of US oil companies to the South American country.
🇻🇪🇺🇸 Venezuela canceled an auction of assets seized from Halliburton Co. after the Trump administration intervened to stop the sale, as President Donald Trump seeks to smooth the return of US oil companies to the South American country.
⚠️🇻🇪🇺🇸 Trump: "WE'RE GOING TO DO A LOT" in Venezuela
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🇻🇪🇺🇸 Trump from Texas, shows tanker ships:
"Do you know where they come from? From Venezuela. They're doing very well in Venezuela."
"Do you know where they come from? From Venezuela. They're doing very well in Venezuela."