- A power outage was registered in a large part of the country; the political leader Biagio Pilieri and the lawyer Perkins Rocha were arrested; an opposition rally was held in several states of the country; Nicolás Maduro announced changes in his ministerial cabinet
This week, a power outage affected much of the country and power outages persisted for several hours. State security officials arrested political leader Biagio Pilieri and lawyer Perkins Rocha
In Caracas and other states of the country, a rally called by the opposition took place under the slogan “A record kills a sentence.” Nicolás Maduro announced changes in his cabinet of ministers.
Sixteen teenagers arrested in post-election protests in Venezuela have been released. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reiterated that he does not recognize Maduro’s victory despite the Supreme Court’s decision. A Colombian man was euthanized after battling a serious illness.
In sports, the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games began. La Vinotinto presented its squad for the September matches.
Below is a summary of the week of September 1st:
In the early hours of Friday, August 30, social media users reported a power outage in Caracas and several states across the country. Among the affected states were: Miranda, Tachira, Carabobo, La Guaira, Aragua, Zulia, Lara, Bolivar, Carabobo, Anzoategui, Monagas, Merida, Guarico, Barinas, Yaracuy, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, Cojedes, Portuguesa, Falcon, Trujillo, Apure.
Although around 2:00 pm users reported that the service was partially restored in some sectors of Greater Caracas and in other areas of the country, the service was again lost in several of those locations.
The Minister of Communication and Information, Freddy Ñáñez, reported through his Telegram account that the country suffered a “new electrical sabotage” that affected several states in the country and Greater Caracas.
“There was an electrical sabotage in Venezuela that affected almost the entire national territory. All 24 states have reported a total or partial loss of electricity supply,” he said.
On Tuesday, August 27, María Corina Machado denounced the arrest of Perkins Rocha, her lawyer and the legal representative of Comando con Venezuela before the National Electoral Council (CNE).
Machado blamed the government of Nicolás Maduro and described the arrest of his legal adviser as a “kidnapping.”
After the rally called by the opposition on August 28, the leader Biagio Pilieri – who had attended the meeting – was arrested along with his son, Jesús Pilieri, and two other members of his team.
“I hold Nicolás Maduro responsible, I hold the Minister of the Interior and Justice responsible, the Attorney General of the Republic, all the State security forces responsible,” Pilieri said in a video call with leaders of the Comando con Venezuela when he was being pursued by vehicles with unidentified subjects.
On August 29 it was learned that Jesus Pilieri was released from prisonOn the other hand, on the same day Rocha’s wife, Constanza Cipriani, reported that the jurist He was charged with alleged crimes of terrorismtreason, conspiracy, criminal association and incitement to hatred.
On August 28, Venezuelans took to the streets in several states of the country, responding to the call made by political leader María Corina Machado, under the slogan “A record kills a sentence,” one month after the presidential elections.
The rally in Caracas took place on Francisco de Miranda Avenue, in front of the Lido shopping center, from 11:00 am in support of the standard-bearer of the Democratic Unitary Platform, Edmundo González.
Attendees began arriving at the venue at 10:50 am with their flags and signs rejecting the results of the presidential elections that the CNE announced as giving victory to Nicolás Maduro without the minutes having been published, and which were later ratified by the TSJ.
Protesters also gathered in other cities in the country such as Maturín (Monagas), Puerto Ordaz (Bolívar), Carabobo (Valencia), Maracay (Aragua), Maracaibo (Zulia), San Fernando (Apure), Puerto La Cruz, Barcelona and Lechería (Anzoátegui), among others.
On August 27, Nicolás Maduro announced new changes in his cabinet of ministers. One of the most significant appointments was that of the Vice President of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, as Minister of Petroleum. He also included Diosdado Cabello as Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace, replacing Remigio Ceballos.
For their part, the governors of Apure and Miranda, Eduardo Piñate and Héctor Rodríguez, assumed the ministries of Labor and Education, respectively.
The ministers who have remained in office so far are Foreign Minister Yván Gil and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López.
On August 31, various human rights organizations reported the release of several teenagers detained during the post-election protests that began on July 29. The NGO Foro Penal indicated that after their hearings, all of them have been released under precautionary measures and a presentation regime.
The director of the organization, Gonzalo Himiob, indicated that in the case of Táchira, there are 12 men and 1 woman, while in Portuguesa, the five released prisoners were male. He then confirmed that eight teenagers from Lara were also released, three in Lara and one in Yaracuy.
For its part, the organization Justice, Encounter and Forgiveness (JEP) added 30 young people released from prison in Caracas, eight in Guárico and eight more in Barinas to the list. This brings the total to 76 on the list on Saturday alone.
This is in addition to the release of 16 other teenagers on August 29 after being taken to the Palace of Justice in Caracas from different states. With both cases, the number of minors still detained for the post-election protests is reduced to 22, after the figure reached more than 150 at its peak.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reiterated on August 29 that he does not recognize the electoral victory of his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, despite the decision of the Supreme Court to certify the results of the CNE.
However, he clarified that he does not endorse the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González. Lula said during an interview with a Brazilian radio station that he does not “question” the TSJ, which validated Maduro’s victory, but explained that, in his opinion, this institution is not the appropriate one to resolve the dispute.
“President Maduro did not listen to the CNE and went straight to the Supreme Court. It should go through the Council, which was created for that purpose,” he said.
Javier Acosta, a 36-year-old Colombian fan of the Millonarios team, was euthanized on Friday, August 30 after a serious illness left him in a wheelchair nine years ago and recently worsened with no guarantees of recovery.
His story and the video he recorded himself went viral throughout Colombia, causing great commotion and solidarity with the young man, and dozens of fans and hooligans of the capital team came today to the doors of the San Ignacio hospital in Bogotá to say goodbye and accompany him during the procedure.
Acosta was left in a wheelchair after a traffic accident, and contracted the fungus Candida auris in a pool that caused a serious infection that reached his bones, an illness that they were unable to control and he ended up developing blood cancer, he told Noticias Caracol.
After five years of battling the disease with treatments that had no effect, the cancer began to develop in his head. Since he could no longer walk, the young man decided that he would rather undergo euthanasia.
8.The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games have begun
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games kicked off on Wednesday 28 August with their opening ceremony on the Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Élysées. These games bring together 4,400 Paralympic athletes who will compete in various disciplines over eleven days.
“(This competition) offers a unique opportunity to focus the world’s attention on sport and disability, inspire people, bring about social change and promote inclusive sporting and professional opportunities for people with disabilities,” Olympics.com reads.
The opening ceremony was full of symbolism. Under the motto “Discord to Concord”, the flame of the largest sporting movement for people with disabilities lit up the sky of the French capital to send a message about the importance of inclusion.
On August 26, the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF) published the list of 40 players for the Venezuelan national team for the matches against Bolivia and Uruguay, scheduled for September 5 and 10, respectively, as part of the South American Qualifiers.
The Vinotinto will travel to La Paz, Bolivia, to face the Verde and then will receive the Uruguayan team at the Monumental stadium in Maturín, Monagas state, according to the calendar planned by Conmebol.
In The Diary We present you a summary of the most important information of the week, which you should know at the national and international level.
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