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July 5: Venezuela’s constitutional abyss

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

By María Alejandra Díaz Venezuela is facing more than the physical consequences of the recent earthquakes. The deeper tragedy lies within its institutions: a country where the erosion of the State began long before the natural disaster, and where the emergency now threatens to become a pretext for deepening the constitutional void. While images of […]

Juan Barreto: Venezuela has ceased to be a sovereign state and has become a tutelary territory

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — Former Caracas mayor Juan Barreto argued that Venezuela is experiencing a loss of political sovereignty due to what he described as a “catastrophic stalemate” between competing political forces. He drew on a concept developed by the Italian Marxist theorist Antonio Gramsci, in which no bloc prevails, and the confrontation ultimately triggers […]