UCAB published its National Youth Survey 2021, with alarming numbers. Two FundaRedes activists were released, Omar de Dios García and Rafael Tarazona. 1.4 million Venezuelans have finished the first phase of enrollment for the Colombian TPS.
Among other news: children returned to school on Monday, after 17 months. PDVSA authorized a new price for diesel and gas oil, an adjustment that was imposed and executed in silence. Venezuela's economy has shrunk 2.7% in 2021.
A federal court in Florida charged five people for their roles in Saab's money-laundering scheme: Álvaro Pulido Vargas, Emmanuel Rubio, Carlos Lizcano, José Gregorio Vielma Mora and Ana Jeannette Guillermo Luis.
Among other news, Maduro said he'll build a city in our beloved mountain, Asdrúbal Oliveros assured that the 7+7 system has a direct impact on hyperinflation, and Camila Fabri, Saab's wife is denying some rumors.
Colombian citizen Álex Saab had his first hearing before an American court. The judge denied him bail and set November 1st as the date for the next hearing. The charges against him are: seven counts of money laundering and one for conspiracy to commit that crime.
Chavismo Says the Blackout in Caracas Was an Attack . International organizations ask for an independent investigation of Baduel's death. Former vice president of Hidrocapital assured that Venezuela doesn’t need to build new infrastructure to have running water: the bigger problems are in the pipes that take water to each state.
Cruz María de Baduel said that he didn’t have COVID and that “they killed him.” His daughter said “the regime killed him, tortured him and condemned him to a life of suffering and isolation for a decade.”
Political prisoner and former defense minister Raúl Isaías Baduel died. The IMF expects inflation in Venezuela to increase by 2,700% this year and an economic contraction of 5%. Two Venezuelan teenagers were murdered in Colombia after they were caught stealing from a store.
The EU made a neutral response after Josep Borrell's statement. The electoral drill on Sunday showed that resources were used to favor some political parties.
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