Michelle is Here
Bachelet has landed, no dissident press was allowed to her first meeting at the Foreign Ministry. The Bachelet Effect forced Nicolás to put some makeup on the crisis. Guaidó presented the Agrofood Plan País.
Setting a Precedent
Guaidó offered transparency and accountability for the humanitarian aid funds. Venezuelan migrants die at sea trying to escape. 12 people died by irregular armed groups in a massacre in the border with Colombia. Gilber Caro is back to work.
The Bachelet Effect
Deputy Gilber Caro was released from prison on the same week Michelle Bachelet visits Venezuela. Chavismo accused Juan Guaidó and the opposition of corruption, as if Maduro or Jorge Rodríguez had never heard of Derwick, CADIVI, CLAP, PDVAL or PDVSA.
Chavismo Speaking of Corruption
PanAm Post published an article purportedly revealing corrupt activities in Cúcuta, involving the delegation appointed by Juan Guaidó to handle expenses for soldiers who deserted to Colombia on February 23rd. The veracity of this accusation is yet to be seen, but the storm it caused underscores the need for more transparency in the opposition's camp.
Denying Reality
Delcy Rodríguez wants the UN to lie. Venezuelans need 30 minimum wages to buy the food basket. Nicolás wants to save Venezuelan cultural industry.
New Banknotes, Same Problem
Changes in the monetary cone. Deputies Tomás Guanipa and José Guerra are threatened by the TSJ. María Corina Machado, Diego Arria and Antonio Ledezma pressure Guaidó.
Destabilizing Actions
ANC-appointed Prosecutor General offered his balance of the year. AN will monitor public services closer and link solutions with their Plan País. 96% of Venezuelan companies shut down or decreased their production in the first quarter of 2019, according to Conindustria.
We’re Still in Hyperinflation
905,6% is our hyperinflation rate up until June 2019. Vladimir Padrino López reflected on drug trafficking and arrived at the wrong conclusion. Pubic employees from various companies protested yesterday in front of the Labor Ministry in Caracas. Duque and Macri will meet to discuss Venezuela.
More Vulnerable
Four million Venezuelans have officially left the country and live abroad. Caretaker President authorized another five years for expired Venezuelan passports. Salomón Rondón has scored 24 goals wearing the Vinotinto shirt. Marianne Díaz was awarded for her work in digital rights.
Sorry, Dr. Vargas
While Vargas governor García Carneiro renamed the state as La Guaira, Maduro makes baseless claims on diphtheria and measles cases in the country. Widespread fuel shortages will get much worse very soon. Peru will request visas from Venezuelan migrants while the region scrambles to offer a proper response to the Venezuelan exodus and increase pressure on the regime.
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