- This week, the Spanish Congress recognized Edmundo González as “president-elect” of Venezuela; the National Assembly announced that it will ask Nicolás Maduro to break diplomatic and commercial relations with Spain; the US sanctioned 16 Venezuelan officials for “violating rights” after the elections; citizens marched to the Brazilian Embassy in Caracas to demand the release of political prisoners in Venezuela
Between September 9 and 13, Edmundo González met with the President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, at the Moncloa Palace. The Spanish Congress recognized Edmundo González as “president-elect” of Venezuela.
The National Assembly (AN) announced that it will ask Nicolás Maduro to break diplomatic and commercial relations with Spain. The United States government sanctioned 16 Venezuelan officials for “violating rights” after the elections.
Citizens marched to the Brazilian Embassy in Caracas to demand the release of political prisoners in Venezuela. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the Bruno Leoni Award in Italy. More than 200 civil society actors demanded respect for Human Rights and popular sovereignty in Venezuela.
At least 45 countries have called for an end to repression in Venezuela from the United Nations Human Rights Council. Tech giant Apple announced its new releases for 2024.
In sports, the Vinotinto added a point in the South American Qualifiers after the draw against Uruguay.
Below are the highlights of the week:
On September 11, the Spanish Congress approved the recognition of Edmundo González as the “elected and legitimate president of Venezuela.” The decision was approved in a session with 177 votes in favor, 164 against and one abstention.
The parliamentarians voted in favour of a motion by the Popular Party (PP) to urge the Spanish government to recognise opposition leader Edmundo González as the “winner of the Venezuelan elections”. The decision is not binding and has symbolic value.
The motion states that this recognition is based on the “refusal of the Venezuelan electoral authorities to disclose the results in a timely manner” and the “publication by the opposition of 83.5% of the verifiable records that confirm an electoral result in favor of Edmundo González.”
Spanish President Pedro Sánchez met on Thursday, September 12, at the Moncloa Palace with Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, who arrived in that country on September 8 on a Spanish Air Force plane after requesting political asylum.
Sánchez told González that Spain will continue working in favour of democracy, dialogue and the fundamental rights of the people of Venezuela.
“I warmly welcome Edmundo González to our country, whom we welcome by showing Spain’s humanitarian commitment and solidarity with Venezuelans,” wrote the president of the government, accompanying some images in which he is seen walking through the Moncloa gardens with González and his daughter.
The National Assembly (AN), with a pro-government majority, is preparing a resolution that it hopes to approve later to urge the government of Nicolás Maduro to break “all diplomatic, consular, economic and commercial relations” with Spain, after the Spanish Congress approved recognizing the opposition leader Edmundo González as president-elect.
During the session on Wednesday, September 11, the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, asked the Foreign Policy Commission for an immediate meeting to draft a resolution that the plenary “approves peremptorily.”
“Let all representatives of the Spanish government delegation and all consulates and consuls leave here and we will bring our own people from there, let them stay with their murderers, their coup plotters, their fascists, their violent people,” he said.
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday, September 12, sanctioned 16 officials accused of “violating civil rights” following the July 28 presidential elections in Venezuela.
“Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 16 Maduro-aligned officials who obstructed a competitive and inclusive presidential electoral process in Venezuela and violated the civil and human rights of the people,” the Treasury Department said in a statement.
The sanctions were published as part of Executive Order 13692 with modifications. Among those sanctioned are officials of the National Electoral Council (CNE) and the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ). The statement explains that these individuals would have prevented a transparent electoral process and the publication of accurate election results in Venezuela.
“Rather than respecting the will of the Venezuelan people as expressed at the ballot box, Maduro and his representatives have falsely claimed victory while repressing and intimidating the democratic opposition in an illegitimate attempt to seize power by force,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
On September 11, citizens gathered to march towards the Brazilian Embassy in Caracas and ask Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to intercede for the release of Venezuelan political prisoners in the country.
The rally began at approximately 10:00 am (local time) in Plaza Bolívar in Chacao, Miranda. The mobilization advanced through the streets of Chacao to the rhythm of chants with the slogans “Freedom, freedom for those imprisoned for fighting”, “They will not take away our right to protest” and “We are activists, we are not terrorists”.
The non-governmental organization (NGO) Provea reported that police officers dressed in civilian clothes were present in different places in Plaza Bolívar in Chacao. They claimed that they were seeking to “intimidate those who gather to support the families of political prisoners.”
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the Bruno Leoni Prize in Italy on Friday, September 13, for “the incredible courage, the extraordinary lucidity, the inexhaustible passion that she has put, over the years, at the service of the cause of freedom.”
According to the eponymous Institute that awarded her the prize, Machado’s commitment “under the most difficult conditions” during “her constant fight for freedom and human rights” in Venezuela has motivated the award, which will be presented to her on November 11 in Milan, during the institution’s annual dinner.
In a statement, the Bruno Leoni Institute highlighted his “great intellectual rigor” and “extraordinary courage in putting his own person, his body, his freedom at risk” in his fight “against the legalized arbitrariness of the current Venezuelan regime.”
On September 9, more than 200 Venezuelan activists from different sectors of civil society presented to the public the “Proclamation of Union to the Venezuelan Nation”, a document in which they demand the restoration of democracy in the country, following the presidential elections of July 28.
Through this appeal, the signatories called for the “superior unity of the nation” in relation to respect for human rights enshrined in the Venezuelan Constitution.
Elías Pino Iturrieta, historian and university professor, said that the letter is a contribution to the unity of Venezuelan citizens in defense of democracy in Venezuela. “The document strengthens the organization that, fortunately, is in the hands of Venezuelan society that is willing to recover and respect popular sovereignty,” Pino told the media.
A group of 45 UN member countries called on the Human Rights Council on Tuesday, September 10, for Venezuela to “put an end to the wave of repression against political opponents and protesters that is intensifying throughout the country.”
They also called for the immediate and unconditional release of those arbitrarily detained.
The signatories of the declaration, which was read before the UN Council by Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino, also called on the Venezuelan authorities to fully respect “international standards on due process and conditions of detention.”
At least two people died and four were injured after a gas cylinder exploded in a house in the 3rd district of the Rafael García Carballo development, in Caricuao (Caracas).
The incident occurred between 2:50 am and 3:00 am on Monday, September 9, as confirmed by neighbors. The DiaryThe injured were taken to the Dr. Miguel Pérez Carreño hospital in Caracas.
In the morning, the media confirmed that the first victim was identified by authorities as Yamilet Quevedo, 51 years old. Later in the afternoon, authorities confirmed the death of José Gregorio Blanco (19 years old), Yamilet’s son, who was missing among the rubble.
Technology company Apple unveiled new devices and updates to the brand on September 9 during its annual Apple Event. The tech giant provided details of its new iPhone 16 lineup, its first phones “designed from the ground up with Apple Intelligence in mind.”
Apple also provided details of the Apple Watch Series 10, which features a larger and thinner display and hardware improvements. It also showed off the next generation of AirPods with new features and longer battery life.
The Venezuelan national team tied 0-0 with Uruguay in the eighth round of the South American Qualifiers that took place on Tuesday, September 10, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup that will be played in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
La Vinotinto, led by Argentine Fernando “Bocha” Batista, played against La Celeste at the Monumental stadium in Maturín, Monagas state, starting at 6:00 pm.
Venezuela is currently in sixth place in the standings with 10 points, while La Celeste is in third place with 14 points.
The next match of the Vinotinto will be against Argentina on October 10. The match will also be held at the Estadio Monumental de Maturín.
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