- The Penal Forum reported 672 detainees and 11 deaths since the beginning of the protests in Venezuela; Brazil will guard the Argentine Embassy in Caracas; Borrell asked Latin America to join forces to achieve verification of records in Venezuela; Freddy Superlano’s wife held Maduro responsible for the physical integrity of the opposition leader | Main photo: EFE/ Henry Chirinos
This Thursday, August 1, the Penal Forum recorded 672 people arrested and 11 dead in the context of the post-election protests since July 29.
For her part, Aurora Silva, wife of opposition leader Freddy Superlano, demanded from the Venezuelan State proof of life for her husband, who was arrested on Tuesday, July 30.
Argentine President Javier Milei announced that the Brazilian government will take over the custody of the Argentine Embassy in Caracas, after Argentine diplomats were called to leave Venezuela.
In international news, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, urged Latin American countries to unite “their positions and their forces” to demand an independent analysis of the electoral records of the presidential elections in Venezuela
Below are the most important news from Thursday, August 1:
Opposition leader María Corina Machado announced on August 1 that she is in hiding after receiving multiple threats from the government of Nicolás Maduro. She made the announcement in an article published by the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal, in which he talks about the persecution he has suffered after reporting apparent fraud in the July 28 presidential elections.
“I am writing this in safety, fearing for my life, my freedom and that of my fellow countrymen because of the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro,” he said.
Machado’s last public appearance was during the citizen assembly convened in Caracas on July 30, where she gave a speech alongside Edmundo González and leaders of the Unitary Platform. That same day, the Costa Rican government offered her political asylum in the face of constant threats of imprisonment by the pro-government authorities, who accuse her of terrorism and leading an alleged coup d’état. However, Machado has declined the offer for the moment.
Foro Penal reported on Thursday, August 1, that 672 arrests and 11 deaths have been documented in the context of post-election protests since July 29.
Gonzalo Himiob, vice president director of Foro Penal, published the update of the figures on his X account. The image of the report indicates that where there were more arrests was in the Capital District, Anzoátegui and Carabobo.
Likewise, the non-governmental organization (NGO) reported that the deaths were recorded in the Capital District (5) and the states of Yaracuy (2), Zulia (2), Aragua (1) and Táchira (1).
The governments of Colombia, Brazil and Mexico asked Venezuelan authorities on Thursday, August 1, to reveal the electoral records of the presidential elections in Venezuela.
“We are closely following the vote counting process and we call on the electoral authorities of Venezuela to move forward expeditiously and to make public the data broken down by voting table,” the Colombian government said in a statement.
🔴 Joint statement by the Presidents of Colombia, Brazil and Mexico on the elections in Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/Ci1DBam0f2
— Presidency of Colombia 🇨🇴 (@infopresidencia) August 1, 2024
The three Latin American governments insisted that the sovereignty of citizens be respected
Argentine President Javier Milei said on Thursday, August 1, that the Brazilian government will take over the custody of the Argentine Embassy in Caracas, after Argentine diplomats were called to leave Venezuela.
Milei thanked Brazil for its willingness to take custody of the diplomatic residence. He also noted that the government will offer “temporary representation of the interests of the Argentine Republic and its citizens” in Venezuela.
“I have no doubt that we will soon reopen our Embassy in a free and democratic Venezuela. The ties of friendship that unite Argentina with Brazil are very strong and historic,” Milei wrote in X.
Hours later, it was learned that the staff of the Argentine Embassy in Venezuela left the country following Nicolás Maduro’s decision to expel diplomatic personnel from seven countries in the region for their stances on his reelection.
On Thursday, August 1, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, called on Latin America to unite “its positions and its forces” to demand an independent analysis of the electoral records of the presidential elections in Venezuela to clarify the results, which are questioned by the opposition.
“I call on Latin American countries to unite their positions and forces to demand an independent analysis of the electoral records,” Borrell told EFE in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, where he is on an official visit.
The European diplomat said that he is following the situation in Venezuela “very closely” and stressed the importance of carrying out “an impartial verification of the electoral records” as the only way for the results of the elections to be accepted.
Aurora Silva, wife of opposition leader Freddy Superlano, offered statements to the media about the case of her husband, who He was arrested on Tuesday, July 30.
He said he demanded from the Palace of Justice in Caracas that the politician be given proof of life, since his whereabouts are still unknown.
According to Silva, Superlano was the victim of a forced disappearance after he was arrested by state security officials. The leader’s wife said that Diosdado Cabello, a member of the National Assembly, confirmed on his television program that Superlano is in custody.
The National Hospital Survey (ENH) updated this Thursday, August 1, the number of people injured and killed in the protests following the presidential elections in Venezuela held on July 28.
According to the report presented by the NGO on X (formerly Twitter), up to July 31, 93 people were injured, including four minors, and 13 people died.
He also said that there were people injured by trauma to different parts of the body or by “weapons of repression.”
The Comando Con Venezuela reported that on July 31, during the discussion of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Venezuela, they tried to affect its electoral record review website (resultadosconvzla.com).
The campaign command of opposition leader María Corina Machado and candidate Edmundo González detailed that in 24 hours they had more than 32 million queries and mitigated more than 44 million attacks.
“They couldn’t. The truth about July 28 (the day of the presidential elections in Venezuela) is still public and accessible,” he said on his X account on August 1.
On Thursday, August 1, Venezuelan swimmer Alberto Mestre participated in the 50-meter freestyle category at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The Venezuelan placed sixth in his series with a time of 22.02. His result did not allow him to qualify for the final of the competition.
Overall, Mestre placed 21st out of 73 competitors, thus bidding farewell to his second participation in an Olympic event. Mestre had to finish among the first 18 places in the competition to be able to advance to the final and compete for a medal.
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