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VENEZUELA'S SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES: A CONVERSATION WITH OLY MILLÁN

An economist and a professor at Venezuela’s Central University (UCV), Oly Millán is a former Minister of Popular Economy under Hugo Chávez.

In this interview, we talk to Millán about the Law for Special Economic Zones (henceforth SEZs), which is expected to soon be approved by the National Assembly. The law’s white paper, ratified by National Assembly members from the PSUV and opposition alike in late April, has been criticized by many Chavista intellectuals including writers Luis Britto García, economist Pascualina Curcio, and lawyer and former constitutional assembly delegate María Alejandra Díaz.

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#Capitalism #NationalAssembly #SpecialEconomicZones

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VENEZUELAN CAMPESINOS MOBILIZE TO DEFEND LAND LAW, DEMAND GOV'T ANSWERS

The rural workers’ movements also stressed ongoing problems faced in the countryside, including unjustified evictions, harassment and judicial persecution by police and other state security organs allegedly at the service of local landowners.

Furthermore, the organizations demanded justice for over 350 targeted killings since the approval of the 2001 Land Law, reportedly by hired gunmen.

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#Campesinos #LandStruggle #NationalAssembly

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VENEZUELA: SECURITY FORCES CLAIM SUCCESS IN ANTI-GANG OPERATION IN CARACAS

Venezuelan state security forces retook control of vast areas of Caracas following a large-scale operation against criminal groups in recent days.

The so-called "Gran Cacique Indio Guacaipuro Operation," in reference to a local 16th-century anti-colonial resistance hero, began on Thursday and mobilized some 2500 men and women from several police and security agencies backed by armored vehicles and helicopters.

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#Caracas #Gangs #Crime

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VENEZUELA'S SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES: A CONVERSATION WITH OLY MILLÁN

It is important to talk about this, because the approval of the Law for Special Economic Zones would have a big impact on our economy and our sovereignty. In fact, I would argue that it would be the fullest expression of the liberalization process that began in 2014, when the Law for the Integral Regionalization for the Socio-Productive Development was passed. That law opened the path to creating SEZs in that it partially abrogated national laws in some territories.

The key elements for developing SEZs are, technically, economic ones: fiscal and financial obligations are lifted while environmental restrictions are relaxed in favor of capital. In this sense and otherwise, SEZs are undoubtedly neoliberal in character.

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#Capitalism #NationalAssembly #SpecialEconomicZones

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CHÁVEZ THE RADICAL XXV: 'POLITICAL EFFICACY AND REVOLUTIONARY CHARACTER'

Hugo Chávez quoted Alfredo Maneiro and Vladimir Lenin in this message to the Socialist Party members.

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VENEZUELA: SECURITY FORCES CLAIM SUCCESS IN ANTI-GANG OPERATION IN CARACAS

Police contingents slowly gained ground after clearing a burning truck and gunfire blocking the narrow accesses. Rodríguez reported that the three-day operation left 22 gang members dead and 28 wounded, while on the security forces’ side there were four dead and ten wounded. Unofficial accounts likewise reported five civilians killed in the crossfire.

Venezuelan authorities secured the release of a number of hostages and allegedly seized large amounts of weaponry while also dismantling a drug laboratory. However, the leading gang members and lieutenants are said to have fled the Cota 905 prior to the operation, with search operations set to continue in the coming days. The government is offering a US $500,000 reward for information on alias Koki’s whereabouts.

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#Caracas #Gangs #Crime

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🤰 Venezuela’s Humanized Childbirth Plan was born out of years of feminists movements’ struggles to reduce maternal mortality, eliminate obstetric violence and guarantee access to contraceptives and reproductive healthcare.

The groundbreaking program continues today despite the country's years-long economic crisis, exacerbated by US-led sanctions and now the Covid-19 pandemic.

Venezuela's feminist movements have stated that much work is still needed to fully guarantee women’s rights.

#humanizedbirth #womensrights #obstetricviolence #obstetricviolenceawareness #domesticviolence #womenshealthcare

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EU MISSION EVALUATES VENEZUELA ELECTORAL TEAM AS GOV'T - OPPOSITION TALKS SCHEDULED

The European Union (EU) has sent an “exploratory mission” to Venezuela to assess social and political conditions in the country.

The 15-day mission is similarly charged with judging electoral guarantees and the “utility, convenience and viability” of adding an EU delegation to the typically ample electoral observer teams for the November 21 “mega-elections,” in which more than 100 political parties are vying to elect over 3000 public regional and local officials.

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An EU exploratory mission is currently in Venezuela to evaluate sending electoral observers to the upcoming November 21 "mega elections."

What do you think of Venezuela's mixed electronic and paper electoral system (multiple choice)?
Anonymous Poll
46%
Free, fair and transparent
33%
Better than the system in my country
8%
Easily manipulable
17%
Modern
8%
Not trustworthy at all
8%
On-the-day system is free and fair, but there is a lack of regulation of campaigning
13%
Vulnerable
4%
I don't know enough about it to comment
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THE STRANGE CASE OF VENEZUELA'S NATIONAL DEBT

Venezuelan economist Luis Salas wades through a sea of politically motivated alternative data and a lack of official figures to evaluate the issue.

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#ForeignDebt #LuisSalas #Economy

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CHÁVEZ THE RADICAL XXV: 'POLITICAL EFFICACY AND REVOLUTIONARY CHARACTER'

In his opening speech at the United Socialist Party (PSUV) Congress in 2009, Hugo Chávez invoked two major political references: Alfredo Maneiro and Vladimir Lenin.

A political theorist and former guerrilla, Maneiro stressed the need for "political efficacy and revolutionary character." Addressing the ruling party members, Chávez draws on Maneiro to argue that a revolution needs to develop new ways of governing and doing politics.

From Lenin, Chávez quoted "The State and the Revolution" to explain that a socialist revolution must do away with the old state and the bourgeois order. In the Venezuelan case, that meant wresting control of key sectors from the bourgeoisie.

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#ChavezTheRadical #Lenin #Maneiro

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EU MISSION EVALUATES VENEZUELA ELECTORAL TEAM AS GOV'T - OPPOSITION TALKS SCHEDULED

Alongside the EU mission, Venezuelan authorities have also reportedly hosted a Norwegian delegation this week to finalize plans for a new round of talks between government and opposition representatives.

According to unnamed sources quoted by Reuters, the negotiations are scheduled to be held in Mexico at the start of August, and will be mediated by “international parties” including the Norwegian government. The sources went on to indicate that “larger” delegations are expected to be involved than in the past in a “more complete and complex process.”

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An EU exploratory mission is currently in Venezuela to evaluate sending electoral observers to the upcoming November 21 "mega elections."

What do you think of Venezuela's mixed electronic and paper electoral system (multiple choice)?
Anonymous Poll
46%
Free, fair and transparent
33%
Better than the system in my country
8%
Easily manipulable
17%
Modern
8%
Not trustworthy at all
8%
On-the-day system is free and fair, but there is a lack of regulation of campaigning
13%
Vulnerable
4%
I don't know enough about it to comment
🇻🇪🗡 Francisco de Miranda is considered “El Precursor” (“the forerunner”) of Latin American independence, paving the way for Simón Bolívar's “Liberating Army” success.

Known as “The First Universal Venezuelan” and “The Great Univeral American,” Miranda took part in three major historical events: the French Revolution, the American War of Independence and the South American liberation.

Although the revolutionary leader never lived to see South America freed from Spanish rule, his contribution to the cause was considerable.

He signed Venezuela’s Act of Independence, and his name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Miranda also designed the tricolor standard that became the basis for Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia’s flags.

Francisco de Miranda was born on March 28, 1750, in Caracas and died on July 14, 1816, in a Spanish prison outside Cadiz. He has an elaborate tomb in Venezuela's National Pantheon.

#Venezuela #franciscodemiranda #independence #americanwarofindependence #frenchrevolution #historymatters

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VENEZUELAN GOV'T SHOWS EVIDENCE OF ALLEGED OPPOSITION TIES TO VIOLENT GROUPS IN CARACAS

Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) President Jorge Rodríguez presented evidence of collusion and cooperation between opposition figures and heavily armed organized crime groups in the popular hillside barrios of Caracas.

Rodríguez showed captures of Whatsapp chats purportedly showing efforts by Leopoldo López and associates to sow violence and disorder in areas such as Cota 905, which was recently the target of a large-scale operation by state security forces against criminal groups.

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#Opposition #Violence #Caracas

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ITALIAN PROSECUTOR FAVORS EXTRADITION OF FORMER VENEZUELAN OIL MINISTER RAFAEL RAMIREZ

The Attorney General of Rome’s Appeals Court, Roberto Cavallone, recommended the extradition of former Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramírez, currently under corruption accusations.

In a document publicly disclosed on Wednesday by Venezuelan Communications Minister Freddy Ñáñez, the Italian jurist asked the court to accept Venezuela’s 2020 extradition request after confirming that Ramírez’ alleged crimes’ would have caused damages to the South American country.

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#Italy #Oil #RafaelRamirez

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ITALIAN PROSECUTOR FAVORS EXTRADITION OF FORMER VENEZUELAN OIL MINISTER RAFAEL RAMIREZ

“There are no elements to indicate that the pending judicial process [against Ramírez] amounts to persecution for political reasons [or that] the procedure will not respect the accused's fundamental rights,” the two-pages letter sent by Cavallone to the court reads.

The court's prosecutor likewise stated that Ramírez' alleged crimes of embezzlement, bidding irregularities and criminal association are similarly sanctioned in the Italian legal system, particularly "in articles 314, 353 and 416 of the Penal Code.” In addition, Cavallone recalled that the two nations share an active extradition treaty approved in 1931.

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#Italy #Oil #RafaelRamirez

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VENEZUELAN OIL OUTPUT CONTINUES SLOW RECOVERY AS WASHINGTON APPROVES LPG IMPORTS

Venezuela’s oil production grew for a second consecutive month and reached its highest level since May 2020.

The latest OPEC monthly report had the Caribbean country’s June output at 529,000 barrels per day (bpd) according to secondary sources. The number represents a 19,000 bpd increase from May.

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#PDVSA #Oil #Sanctions

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VENEZUELAN OIL OUTPUT CONTINUES SLOW RECOVERY AS WASHINGTON APPROVES LPG IMPORTS

the LPG license is unlikely to allow Caracas to tackle its cooking fuel shortages. The document states that Caracas remains barred from paying in kind with petroleum or petroleum products (swap deals) or through other sanctioned people and companies. With PDVSA and the Venezuelan government shut out of financial markets it remains unclear whether they will be able to effectively import LPG.

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#PDVSA #Oil #Sanctions

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CHÁVEZ THE RADICAL XXVI: 'WHAT ARE PRIVATIZATIONS?'

Chavismo emerged in Venezuela as an alternative project when neoliberalism and the Washington consensus had taken hold of Latin America.

In this edition of Chávez the Radical, former President Hugo Chávez recalls how the governments of the 1980s and 1990s were following the IMF playbook, especially in terms of the privatization of state assets.

As the Maduro government, under the weight of a severe crisis and US sanctions, turns rightward in its economic policy, Chávez's warning echoes: "It would be horrifying to see another neoliberal package in Venezuela."

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#ChavezTheRadical #Privatization #State

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