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2024 Venezuelan protests

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2024 Venezuelan protests
Part of the crisis in Venezuela, protests against Nicolás Maduro and the aftermath of the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
Date28 July 2024 – present (3 days)
Location
Venezuela
Caused by
Goals
Methods
StatusOngoing
Parties

Venezuela Protesters

Venezuela Armed militias[1]

  • Tren del Llano
  • Tren del Aragua
Lead figures
Casualties and losses
11+ dead
177 arrested[2]
48 injured[3]

Protests broke out after the incumbent Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, which had significant irregularities. Spontaneous protests have been reported in various localities in the country.

Background

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Following Elvis Amoroso's statements announcing Nicolás Maduro's victory in the early hours of 29 July, the majority opposition, organized around María Corina Machado and the Democratic Unitary Platform candidate, Edmundo González, denounced electoral fraud. Several countries were skeptical of the results, calling for audits.[4][5][6][7][8] Maduro was proclaimed president for a third term months before the scheduled change of government, and before publishing the total results of the vote.[9] Machado stated that her party had obtained voter tally sheets that showed González winning in a landslide.[10]

Neither Machado nor González called for protests, but instead asked people to be present at the voting centers until they had records of the votes cast.[11]

Maduro blamed González and Machado for the violence.[10]

Chronology

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28 July

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On 28 July 2024, the day of the election, Julio Valerio García, a citizen of Táchira, was shot dead by a group of motorcyclists. There were also four injured that day.[12]

On 28 July, the day of the election, Venezuelans in the Brazilian cities, Pacaraima, Boa Vista, and São Paulo, demonstrated against Maduro. In São Paulo, hundreds of Venezuelan migrants participated in a demonstration in defense of democracy and calling for freedom.[13]

29 July

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There were cacerolazos (pot banging as a form of protest)[14] from the east to the west and southwest of Caracas.[15] The protests began on 29 July; in Caracas, demonstrations were reported in Isaías Medina Angarita in Catia, Ruperto Lugo and Ruiz Pineda, as well as on the Caracas-La Guaira highway; in Aragua, they were reported in Cagua; in a sector of the state of Falcón, people also took to the streets.[16]

From the morning of 29 July, cacerolazos began in various areas of Caracas.[17][18] ​Later, in the morning, protests were reported in various popular areas of the capital, especially in several sectors of Petare[19] such as the San Blas or La Dolorita neighborhoods. ​ A strong police presence was also reported in the capital.[19]

Several thousand protested near Caracas's largest poor neighborhood. In Petare, some masked young people tore down Maduro campaign posters.[20][21][22]

In Margarita Island, hundreds of civilians occupied 4 de Mayo Avenue in Porlamar, tearing down Maduro's political banners. The Bolivarian National Police and the National Guard approached the site to repress the protesters. The protests continued on La Auyama Avenue, where protesters tried to tear down a statue of Hugo Chávez, being intercepted again by national officials, who fired pellets and tear gas, causing the protesters to respond with stones, sticks and Molotov cocktails.[23]

In Coro, some protesters tore down a statue which depicted the late president Hugo Chávez.[14] The toppling of the statue has become nationwide trend that some social media users reported the toppling of Chavez statues as well as numerous Bolivarian propaganda posters and murals being torn down in numerous other cities and towns.

The Caracas–La Guaira highway was blocked by protesters from the El Limón sector.[24]

Europa Press reported protests in Petare, Altamira, Chacaíto, Bellas Artes, La Vega, El Valle, Catia, and La Candelaria, as well as concentrations on the Petare–Guarenas highway, specifically in the parish of Caucagüita in the Sucre Municipality, Miranda state.[24]

During the 29 July protests, 2 people were killed (including a 15-year-old boy), 7 injured protesters and 3 unconfirmed gunshot related deaths.[25]

30 July

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In Punto Fijo, protesters set fire to the Carirubana mayor's office and the PSUV regional headquarters at midnight.[2]

The Unitary Platform has called for a people's mobilisation in front of the United Nations Development Programme office in Caracas to defend their election victory and where both Machado and Gonzales will address the people. The citizen assemblies also held in other cities like Barquisimeto, Valencia, Maracay, San Fernando de Apure, and Los Teques[26][27][28]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Barráez, Sebastiana (30 July 2024). "El Alto Mando hace silencio ante la arremetida de los colectivos contra la población y sobre la banda armada que amenaza a los militares" [The High Command is silent in the face of the onslaught of the colectivos against the population and about the armed band that threatens the military]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Protestas en Venezuela: denuncian que ya hay 11 muertos y 177 detenidos". Ámbito. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. ^ @AlbertoRodNews (30 July 2024). "ÚLTIMA HORA Tarek William Saab tras hechos de violencia en Venezuela. 'Hasta ahora hay 749 de estos delincuentes detenidos. 48 funcionarios entre militares y policías heridos (…) ha fallecido uno de estos militares heridos en Maracay, estado Aragua'" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Javier Milei: 'Argentina no va a reconocer otro fraude' en Venezuela". infobae (in European Spanish). 29 July 2024. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  5. ^ Muñoz, Ixchel (29 July 2024). "Costa Rica debe reconocer a Edmundo González presidente de Venezuela, pide Bojorges". El Mundo CR (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ^ Cerda, Luis (29 July 2024). "Presidente Boric y proclamación de Maduro como ganador: "No reconoceremos ningún resultado que no sea verificable"". La Tercera. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Canciller González-Olaechea condena 'fraude' perpetrado en Venezuela". Gestión (in Spanish). 29 July 2024. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  8. ^ "En Uruguay el oficialismo denuncia fraude tras anuncio de victoria de Nicolás Maduro". El Observador (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  9. ^ "A pesar del reclamo internacional, proclamaron a Nicolás Maduro como presidente de Venezuela". Ámbito. 29 July 2024. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  10. ^ a b Kahn, Carrie; Otis, John (30 July 2024). "Venezuela's Maduro threatens reprisals as disputed election protests become deadly". NPR.
  11. ^ Moleiro, Alonso (29 July 2024). "María Corina Machado rechaza reconocer como ganador a Maduro: 'Venezuela tiene un nuevo presidente electo y es Edmundo González'". El País América (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  12. ^ Hernández, Rosalinda (29 July 2024). "Táchira: con un fallecido y varios heridos cierra proceso electoral". El Estímulo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  13. ^ Rodrigues, Caíque (29 July 2024). "Venezuela volta a reabrir fronteira com o Brasil após fechar por 1h". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  14. ^ a b Sequera, Vivian (29 July 2024). "Venezuelan protests break out as government claims election win". Reuters. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  15. ^ "La semana comenzó con cacerolazos en toda Caracas". El Estímulo (in Spanish). 29 July 2024. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  16. ^ Garcia, Ariadna (29 July 2024). "Rechazan resultados del CNE: cacerolazos y protestas en distintas partes del país". TalCual (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Se registran fuertes cacerolazos en Caracas un día después de las elecciones en Venezuela en repudio al fraude de Maduro". infobae (in European Spanish). 29 July 2024. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Caracas amanece con calles vacías y cacerolazos resonando en diferentes barrios de la ciudad". NTN24 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  19. ^ a b Singer, Florantonia (29 July 2024). "Gritos de fraude, protestas y cacerolazos en los barrios contra la proclamación de Maduro". El País América (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  20. ^ Goodman, Joshua; Cano, Regina Garcia (29 July 2024). "Venezuelans take to streets of Caracas to protest Maduro's claim that he won presidential election". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  21. ^ Pozzebon, Stefano (29 July 2024). "See how Venezuelans are using pots to protest Maduro's victory". CNN. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  22. ^ Pozzebon, Stefano (29 July 2024). "See angry Venezuelans living abroad react to President Maduro's election win claim". CNN. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  23. ^ Montero, Mario Guillén (29 July 2024). "Se avivan protestas en Nueva Esparta por rechazo a los resultados electorales". El Sol de Margarita. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  24. ^ a b "Opositores protagonizan caceroladas y cortes de carreteras en Venezuela". Europa Press. 29 July 2024. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Resultados de las elecciones en Venezuela 2024, en vivo | La represión a las protestas deja al menos dos muertos y 46 detenidos" [Venezuela 2024 election results, live | Repression of protests leaves at least two dead and 46 arrested]. El País América (in Spanish). 29 July 2024. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  26. ^ @UHN_Plus (30 July 2024). "URGENTE — EN VIVO Maria Corina Machado y Edmundo González llegan a la Asamblea Ciudadana junto a miles de venezolanos frente a la sede de la ONU en Caracas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  27. ^ "En Barquisimeto retumbó el grito de libertad durante asamblea de ciudadanos". lapatilla.com. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  28. ^ "Apureños siguen en la calle ante llamado de María Corina Machado de realizar asambleas para este #30Jul". lapatilla.com. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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