Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaidó suffered a strong rebuke after 19 countries voted Thursday to oust his representation at the Organization of American States (OAS) during the regional organization’s 52nd General Assembly held in Lima, Peru.
The vote marks a dramatic shift in support from governments in the region for Guaidó, who once claimed to be the legitimate president of Venezuela and secured the backing of Washington and several of its allies in the hemisphere after declaring himself president at a demonstration in Caracas in January 2019.
Guaidó has increasingly found himself out of favor among Venezuelans themselves. During a recent tour in the country, the former lawmaker was met with hostile crowds, with one woman tearing away his shirt before he was able to board his vehicle. Meanwhile, at another stop, his car was pelted with eggs. Venezuelans have strongly criticized the opposition figure for his support for the US-led sanctions regime that has crippled the country’s economy and led to shortages of key goods.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15619
The vote marks a dramatic shift in support from governments in the region for Guaidó, who once claimed to be the legitimate president of Venezuela and secured the backing of Washington and several of its allies in the hemisphere after declaring himself president at a demonstration in Caracas in January 2019.
Guaidó has increasingly found himself out of favor among Venezuelans themselves. During a recent tour in the country, the former lawmaker was met with hostile crowds, with one woman tearing away his shirt before he was able to board his vehicle. Meanwhile, at another stop, his car was pelted with eggs. Venezuelans have strongly criticized the opposition figure for his support for the US-led sanctions regime that has crippled the country’s economy and led to shortages of key goods.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15619
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Venezuela: OAS Vote Exposes Guaidó’s Crumbling Support
The US-backed politician has found himself increasingly out of favor among Venezuelans themselves, being met with hostile crowds during a recent tour.
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President Nicolás Maduro arrived in Las Tejerías (Aragua state) on Monday to supervise the relief efforts and reiterated that the gov't would support the nearly 1,300 affected families by the landslide.
"We carry the pain, the desperation, the tears of the people. But rest assured that Las Tejerías will rise again like a phoenix," President Maduro told reporters.
He promised that the Great Housing Mission would build houses for all families who lost their homes and that the government would help rural producers and business owners recover.
President Maduro has declared three days of mourning and pledged to continue searching for survivors and rebuild the small town.
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"We carry the pain, the desperation, the tears of the people. But rest assured that Las Tejerías will rise again like a phoenix," President Maduro told reporters.
He promised that the Great Housing Mission would build houses for all families who lost their homes and that the government would help rural producers and business owners recover.
President Maduro has declared three days of mourning and pledged to continue searching for survivors and rebuild the small town.
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Venezuela’s US-based oil subsidiary CITGO is closer to being seized by creditors after a circuit judge set a share auction process in motion.
On Tuesday, Delaware District court judge Leonard P. Stark laid down a schedule and guidelines for a “competitive and robust bidding process” for PDV Holding shares, according to documents seen by Venezuelanalysis. PDV Holding is CITGO’s parent company. The order likewise hires banking firm Evercore as an adviser in the operation.
The legal proceedings stem from Canadian miner Crystallex’s efforts to collect a US $1.4 billion international arbitration award granted by the World Bank’s International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in 2016. A reported $970 million are outstanding. Crystallex sought compensation for the 2008 nationalization of Las Cristinas gold mine in eastern Venezuela.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15620
On Tuesday, Delaware District court judge Leonard P. Stark laid down a schedule and guidelines for a “competitive and robust bidding process” for PDV Holding shares, according to documents seen by Venezuelanalysis. PDV Holding is CITGO’s parent company. The order likewise hires banking firm Evercore as an adviser in the operation.
The legal proceedings stem from Canadian miner Crystallex’s efforts to collect a US $1.4 billion international arbitration award granted by the World Bank’s International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in 2016. A reported $970 million are outstanding. Crystallex sought compensation for the 2008 nationalization of Las Cristinas gold mine in eastern Venezuela.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15620
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Venezuela’s CITGO Closer to Breakup as Court-Ordered Sale Moves
The extended process leaves the door open for out-of-court settlements with creditors.
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Recently, Venezuelan Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami condemned the Biden administration’s “irrational” and “senseless” continuation of the Trump sanctions program against Caracas and other oil-producing countries.
“The imposition of sanctions, blockades, and aggressions by the West [the US and its allies] against main oil-producing countries are part of the senseless and irrational measures that have caused an imbalance in energy markets,” stated El Aissami during the OPEC+ countries 33rd meeting last week in Vienna, Austria.
The Venezuelan official went on to praise OPEC's “transcendental” decision to slash production by 2 million barrels beginning in November to shore up prices. The production cuts have raised fears of higher fuel prices in the US, which would hurt Democrat prospects in November’s midterm elections as well as the energy war against Russia.
The market instability in turn has led to renewed discussions within the White House around easing sanctions against Venezuela.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15621
“The imposition of sanctions, blockades, and aggressions by the West [the US and its allies] against main oil-producing countries are part of the senseless and irrational measures that have caused an imbalance in energy markets,” stated El Aissami during the OPEC+ countries 33rd meeting last week in Vienna, Austria.
The Venezuelan official went on to praise OPEC's “transcendental” decision to slash production by 2 million barrels beginning in November to shore up prices. The production cuts have raised fears of higher fuel prices in the US, which would hurt Democrat prospects in November’s midterm elections as well as the energy war against Russia.
The market instability in turn has led to renewed discussions within the White House around easing sanctions against Venezuela.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15621
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Venezuela’s Oil Output Stutters as ‘Irrational’ US Sanctions
Caribbean nations seek to revive the PetroCaribe oil program and have demanded that Washington lift sanctions against Venezuela.
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"When you visit communes, you realize that in the midst of all the problems that we face as a country, communards are building something. They are facing contradictions and many do have critical positions in the face of that which they consider political deviations, but their focus is to build an alternative model in the political and economic spheres. They are committed to the future and understand that the political-declarative can’t be the center of what they do.
I think that the commune is a place from which the recomposition of Chavismo can take shape. The crisis has generated the conditions: the state has no resources, private capital has never invested in viable economic solutions for the people, and many of those who kept the country going during these hard years are committed to the communal path."
Venezuela’s Vice-minister of Communal Economy talks about grassroots economic circuits and the challenges faced by Venezuelan communes.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15622
I think that the commune is a place from which the recomposition of Chavismo can take shape. The crisis has generated the conditions: the state has no resources, private capital has never invested in viable economic solutions for the people, and many of those who kept the country going during these hard years are committed to the communal path."
Venezuela’s Vice-minister of Communal Economy talks about grassroots economic circuits and the challenges faced by Venezuelan communes.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15622
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Life, the Commons and the Commune: A Conversation with Hernán Vargas
Venezuela’s Vice-minister of Communal Economy talks about grassroots economic circuits and the challenges faced by Venezuelan communes.
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The United States expelled hundreds of Venezuelans to Mexico over the weekend as a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy took effect, throwing thousands of migrants into disarray.
The new policy, announced Wednesday, allows US authorities to expel Venezuelan migrants under Title 42 authority, a Trump-era policy implemented at the beginning of the pandemic that allows the United States to keep migrants from seeking asylum at the border in the name of limiting the spread of COVID-19.
The immediate rollout of the new measures caused havoc at the US-Mexico border, with migrants already in US territory expelled into Mexico with little more than a sheet of paper indicating the details of the new policy. A group of Venezuelan migrants in Matamoros opted to stage a protest at the international bridge, leading to the temporary shutdown of the crossing. The new policy has reportedly already led to the break up of families.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15623
The new policy, announced Wednesday, allows US authorities to expel Venezuelan migrants under Title 42 authority, a Trump-era policy implemented at the beginning of the pandemic that allows the United States to keep migrants from seeking asylum at the border in the name of limiting the spread of COVID-19.
The immediate rollout of the new measures caused havoc at the US-Mexico border, with migrants already in US territory expelled into Mexico with little more than a sheet of paper indicating the details of the new policy. A group of Venezuelan migrants in Matamoros opted to stage a protest at the international bridge, leading to the temporary shutdown of the crossing. The new policy has reportedly already led to the break up of families.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15623
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Venezuelan Migrants in Disarray After Biden Expands Title 42
Migrant rights defenders have long called for the White House to end its use of Title 42, which effectively denies migrants the legal right to seek asylum in the US.
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🧵🗞The New York Times heard that we had labeled Reuters the most dishonest outlet when it came to Venezuela coverage and, full of outrage, decided to set record straight. And bravo to them for reasserting their disgusting “journalism” credentials.
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✍ #Opinion | "Times have changed, the world, and in particular, Latin America and the Caribbean, are evolving positively towards the construction of a different international system and that has weakened Washington's hegemony. In the region, the loss of prestige of the Organization of American States (OAS) is evident, while at the same time the Lima Group has disappeared, reducing the weight of the United States' policies against Venezuela.
This situation seems to have reached an almost terminal stage at the recent 52nd General Assembly of the OAS, held in Peru from October 5 to 7. At this gathering, where Venezuela did not participate due to having withdrawn from the organization in 2019, an event occurred that is surely indicative of the final death throes of Juan Guaidó as a political actor manufactured by the United States."
https://venezuelanalysis.com/around-world-60-days/15624
This situation seems to have reached an almost terminal stage at the recent 52nd General Assembly of the OAS, held in Peru from October 5 to 7. At this gathering, where Venezuela did not participate due to having withdrawn from the organization in 2019, an event occurred that is surely indicative of the final death throes of Juan Guaidó as a political actor manufactured by the United States."
https://venezuelanalysis.com/around-world-60-days/15624
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Around the World in 60 Days: The OAS and Guaidó’s Death Knell
The opposition leader's "international recognition" charade no longer holds even in Washington-aligned forums.
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🗞️ #News | The destruction in El Castaño (Aragua state) occurred only a week after several landslides swept away the neighboring town of Las Tejerías, leaving over 50 people dead and another 50 missing.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said that recent catastrophes result from “climate change” as “capitalism continues to destroy the planet.” He recalled that revolutionary leaders Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro repeatedly warned about capitalism's consequences for the environment and urged the world to change the system.
Maduro announced a special economic fund for victims “to finance the integral recovery directly and without intermediaries.” He likewise informed that 450 apartments are currently in construction and will be delivered to affected families in three months.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15625
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said that recent catastrophes result from “climate change” as “capitalism continues to destroy the planet.” He recalled that revolutionary leaders Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro repeatedly warned about capitalism's consequences for the environment and urged the world to change the system.
Maduro announced a special economic fund for victims “to finance the integral recovery directly and without intermediaries.” He likewise informed that 450 apartments are currently in construction and will be delivered to affected families in three months.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15625
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New Landslides Raise Casualties in Venezuela, Gov’t Ramps Up Relief
President Maduro announced a special economic fund for families affected by recent flooding and established safe areas to build houses and relocate people.
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🇻🇪 #Infographic | On October 20, 2012, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez held a televised cabinet session. The three-hour-plus broadcast, known as “Strike at the Helm” (“Golpe de Timón”) would become one of Chavismo's major landmarks.
One of Chávez’s key criticisms in Strike at the Helm took aim at state-led initiatives without a broader effort to change social relations in the territory. His premonition that socialist islands end up swallowed by the capitalist sea would prove true under Venezuela's economic crisis worsened by US sanctions.
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One of Chávez’s key criticisms in Strike at the Helm took aim at state-led initiatives without a broader effort to change social relations in the territory. His premonition that socialist islands end up swallowed by the capitalist sea would prove true under Venezuela's economic crisis worsened by US sanctions.
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Strike at the Helm: Hugo Chávez's Political Testament
The revolutionary leader's final major address focused on key issues of the Bolivarian Revolution and the transition towards socialism.
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🗣 #Interview | El Panal [The Beehive] declared itself a commune in 2006, three years before Hugo Chávez began to talk about the communal project. The commune is in Caracas' working-class 23 de Enero barrio that has extraordinary political, educational, and economic muscle. The commune was built by the Alexis Vive Patriotic Force, a collective with a long trajectory of grassroots work in the barrio.
This three-part series highlights El Panal’s history, its economic operations, and the ways it has worked to overcome the impact of the US blockade.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15629
This three-part series highlights El Panal’s history, its economic operations, and the ways it has worked to overcome the impact of the US blockade.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15629
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El Panal Commune (Part I): Communal Production in a Country Under Siege - Venezuelanalysis
El Panal [The Beehive] is a commune in Caracas’ working-class 23 de Enero barrio that has extraordinary political, educational, and economic muscle. The commune was built by the Alexis Vive Patriotic Force, a collective with a long trajectory of grassroots…
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🗞 #News | According to multiple reports, three major opposition parties (Democratic Action, Justice First and A New Era) will withdraw their backing for the US-endorsed experiment led by former lawmaker Juan Guaidó.
An opposition delegation allegedly expressed its position in meetings with US officials this week in Washington DC. The Financial Times quoted a “senior” opposition figure speaking of plans to “redesign everything without Guaidó as interim president."
For his part, Guaidó downplayed the “opinions” of high-ranking opposition figures, claiming he retained support from the White House and vowing to stay on until the next presidential election.
The US has been trying to force the Nicolás Maduro government to reenter into talks with the rightwing sectors as a precondition for any changes to its wide-reaching sanctions policy. Since 2017, the US Treasury Department has levied a string of measures against the Venezuelan economy, including an oil embargo, in an attempt to trigger regime change.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15630
An opposition delegation allegedly expressed its position in meetings with US officials this week in Washington DC. The Financial Times quoted a “senior” opposition figure speaking of plans to “redesign everything without Guaidó as interim president."
For his part, Guaidó downplayed the “opinions” of high-ranking opposition figures, claiming he retained support from the White House and vowing to stay on until the next presidential election.
The US has been trying to force the Nicolás Maduro government to reenter into talks with the rightwing sectors as a precondition for any changes to its wide-reaching sanctions policy. Since 2017, the US Treasury Department has levied a string of measures against the Venezuelan economy, including an oil embargo, in an attempt to trigger regime change.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15630
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Venezuela: Guaidó Faces Uncertain Future with Opposition Parties Set
The hardline politician has found himself increasingly isolated but retains control of oil subsidiary CITGO and other assets.
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#News | Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced the issuing of 25 international arrest warrants for individuals allegedly involved in corruption at agrochemical company Monómeros.
Considered Venezuela’s second most important foreign-held asset, the Colombia-based agrochemical producer came under the control of Venezuela’s hardline opposition following the recognition of Juan Guaidó as “interim president” by Washington and its allies in 2019 as part of efforts to oust the Nicolás Maduro government.
The Venezuelan government accuses the opposition-appointed board of Monómeros of deliberate mismanagement, driven by political interests, leading to a loss of market share and productive capacity.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15632
Considered Venezuela’s second most important foreign-held asset, the Colombia-based agrochemical producer came under the control of Venezuela’s hardline opposition following the recognition of Juan Guaidó as “interim president” by Washington and its allies in 2019 as part of efforts to oust the Nicolás Maduro government.
The Venezuelan government accuses the opposition-appointed board of Monómeros of deliberate mismanagement, driven by political interests, leading to a loss of market share and productive capacity.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15632
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Venezuelan Attorney General Seeks Arrest of 25 in Monómeros
The brother of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe is among those suspected of benefitting from the pilfering of the Venezuelan state-owned enterprise.
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#Analysis | A briefing note obtained by The Maple confirms that Canadian government funding quietly propped up an astroturf group led by a member of Venezuela’s self-appointed “interim government,” which is now reported to be on the verge of collapse.
Venezuelan feminists and human rights activists say Canada’s support for the group highlights an attempt by Ottawa to revamp its failed policy of supporting illegitimate political forces inside the Latin American country with "feminist" branding.
The finding follows news last week that Venezuela’s opposition parties are preparing to abandon the so-called “interim government,” which launched a failed coup attempt in 2019.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/15633
Venezuelan feminists and human rights activists say Canada’s support for the group highlights an attempt by Ottawa to revamp its failed policy of supporting illegitimate political forces inside the Latin American country with "feminist" branding.
The finding follows news last week that Venezuela’s opposition parties are preparing to abandon the so-called “interim government,” which launched a failed coup attempt in 2019.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/15633
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Canada Propped Up Venezuelan Astroturf Group Linked to Crumbling
The initiative is "made up of and led by women belonging to the upper classes of Venezuela" according to a Venezuelan human rights activist.
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🧵We know that when it comes to Venezuela, US policy is nothing but cruel and corporate media coverage is nothing but disgusting. Now, bring those two together and we get cruel dishonesty. We believe we have found the most cruelly dishonest piece ever, and that’s saying something
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#News | US Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) penned a letter to President Joe Biden rejecting any sanctions relief against Venezuela.
“We are concerned with recent reports that your administration is considering allowing Chevron to restart oil operations with [Venezuelan state company] Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) [...] which remains under US sanctions,” read the letter, sent on Wednesday.
The senators also rejected the recent rapprochement between Biden and the Nicolás Maduro government claiming it is “eroding” international support for self-proclaimed "Interim President" Juan Guaidó. This comes amidst growing international disaffection with the opposition leader after failing to wield any political power in four years.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15635
“We are concerned with recent reports that your administration is considering allowing Chevron to restart oil operations with [Venezuelan state company] Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) [...] which remains under US sanctions,” read the letter, sent on Wednesday.
The senators also rejected the recent rapprochement between Biden and the Nicolás Maduro government claiming it is “eroding” international support for self-proclaimed "Interim President" Juan Guaidó. This comes amidst growing international disaffection with the opposition leader after failing to wield any political power in four years.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15635
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US Senators, Venezuelan Opposition Pressure Biden Not to Lift Oil
Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz rejected any potential easing of sanctions against Venezuela as it would further erode the Guaidó experiment.
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🇻🇪 #Interview | Part 2 of our interview with Venezuela's El Panal Commune is here! We wholeheartedly recommend you read this inspiring piece 👇
The impact of US sanctions and the economic crisis has been disastrous. Nonetheless, El Panal’s communards focus less on the hardships that the crisis has brought – which are many and in some cases devastating – than about the lessons learned.
➡ https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15634
The impact of US sanctions and the economic crisis has been disastrous. Nonetheless, El Panal’s communards focus less on the hardships that the crisis has brought – which are many and in some cases devastating – than about the lessons learned.
➡ https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15634
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