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📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Rice Producers Denounce Agribusiness Pressure, Demand Gov’t Support for Fair Prices Venezuelan rice producers have staged demonstrations in Barinas, Cojedes, Guárico and Portuguesa, demanding state action to secure fair prices for their crops. According to producer representative Víctor Martínez, agribusiness firms are offering $0.32–0.38 per kilo ahead of harvest, compared to $0.50–0.55 last year. Producers have set a $0.70 per kilo target in negotiations, citing rising input costs and lack of credit access. Growers also report financing agreements in which companies provide inputs and collect up to 60% of the crop as payment. Campesino organizations are considering a rally in Caracas. Government officials have not yet commented. Read the full report here 👉🏾https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-rice-producers-denounce-agribusiness-pressure-demand-govt-support-for-fair-prices/ #Agriculture#Peasants#Campesinos

🖊OPINION | The Decapitation That Failed: Venezuela After the Abduction of President Maduro Solidarity activists John Perry and Roger Harris take stock of the US' imperialist attacks against Venezuela following Maduro's abduction. Read the full opinion piece here 👉🏽https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/the-decapitation-that-failed-venezuela-after-the-abduction-of-president-maduro/ #NicolasMaduro#USVenezuelaRelations

📹 VIDEO | Oil Sovereignty vs. Foreign Control: Venezuela’s Hydrocarbons Reform and US Sanctions Venezuela has approved a sweeping overhaul of its Hydrocarbons Law, reshaping the country’s oil sector for the first time in more than two decades. The reform reduces the state’s operational role, lowers key taxes and royalties, and allows greater private participation in extraction and exports, a move officials say will revive production and attract foreign investment. Within days, Washington issued General License 46, authorizing US companies to purchase and transport Venezuelan crude under strict conditions. Supporters call it a pragmatic step toward economic recovery. Critics see a potential erosion of energy sovereignty. Is this the beginning of a turnaround for Venezuela’s oil industry or a fundamental shift in control over the country’s most strategic resource? #Oil#2026OilReform#OilReform#PDVSA#USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Venezuelan Parliament Approves Amnesty Law, Rodríguez Calls for ‘Peace and Tolerance’ Venezuela’s National Assembly has passed the Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence, establishing a blanket amnesty for crimes committed in the context of political violence between 1999 and 2026. The legislation references events including the 2002 coup attempt, the 2014 and 2017 protests, and unrest following the July 2024 presidential elections. Article 7 excludes serious human rights violations, crimes against humanity, war crimes, homicide, corruption offenses in public office, and drug trafficking with sentences exceeding nine years. Parliament created a Special Monitoring Commission to oversee implementation. According to its president, 379 amnesty requests have been processed, with further cases under revision. Read our full report here 👉🏾https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelan-parliament-approves-amnesty-law-rodriguez-calls-for-peace-and-tolerance/ #2026AmnestyLaw#Opposition

📰 NEWS | Trump Administration Mandates Venezuelan Oil Royalties, Taxes Be Paid to US-Run Accounts The Trump administration has mandated that all royalty, federal tax and dividend payments from Venezuelan oil production be deposited into accounts managed by the US Treasury, according to updated sanctions guidance published February 18. Since January, Washington has also taken control of Venezuelan crude export proceeds, first directing revenues to a US-administered account in Qatar and now to a US Treasury account. US officials have stated that Caracas must submit a “budget request” to access the funds. At least $500 million of an estimated $2 billion initial arrangement has reportedly been returned to Venezuela. Meanwhile, OFAC’s General License 50A authorizes select Western firms (including BP, Chevron, Eni, Repsol, Shell and France’s Maurel & Prom) to conduct hydrocarbon transactions with PDVSA under specified conditions. Read our full report here 👉🏾https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/trump-administration-mandates-venezuelan-oil-royalties-taxes-be-paid-to-us-run-accounts #2026OilReform#PDVSA #USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Rodríguez Hosts SOUTHCOM Chief, Discusses ‘Bilateral Agenda’ Against Drug Trafficking and Terrorism Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez met US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) chief Gen. Francis Donovan at Miraflores Palace on February 19. According to the presidential press office, both sides agreed to work on a bilateral cooperation agenda targeting drug trafficking, terrorism and migration. The meeting included Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López. SOUTHCOM confirmed the visit, stating that discussions addressed “shared security across the Western Hemisphere” and the Trump administration’s “three-phase plan” for Venezuela: stabilization, economic recovery and reconciliation, and transition. Donovan’s trip follows recent visits to Caracas by CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Energy Secretary Chris Wright, amid ongoing diplomatic engagement between Washington and Caracas after the January 3 US military operation. 📎 Read our full report here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-rodriguez-hosts-southcom-chief-discusses-bilateral-agenda-against-drug-trafficking-and-terrorism/ #USSouthernCommand#USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Venezuela Urges ‘Good Faith Negotiations’ on Essequibo Territorial Dispute Venezuela commemorated the 60th anniversary of the 1966 Geneva Agreement by reaffirming its claim over the 160,000 square-kilometer Essequibo territory and urging Guyana to pursue “good faith negotiations.” Caracas said the agreement is the sole valid mechanism to resolve the dispute and rejected the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. Guyana responded that the Geneva Agreement did not annul the 1899 Arbitral Award and noted that in 2018 the UN Secretary-General referred the case to the ICJ as the final means of settlement. Oral hearings are set to begin in May 2026. Read the full report here 👉https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-urges-good-faith-negotiations-on-essequibo-territorial-dispute/ #Essequibo

📰 NEWS | Rodríguez Hails ‘Long-Term’ US Energy Ties as Trump Official Vows to ‘Set Venezuela Free’ US Energy Secretary Chris Wright met Acting President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas on Wednesday, marking the highest-level US visit to Miraflores Palace in more than 25 years. Rodríguez outlined plans for a “long-term productive alliance” focused on oil, natural gas, electricity and mineral projects. Wright said the Trump administration has issued sanctions waivers for US companies to resume oil operations and export inputs to Venezuela. The new licenses require payments to US Treasury-designated accounts and prohibit transactions with firms from China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Russia. The visit comes weeks after US forces bombed Caracas and detained President Nicolás Maduro on January 3. Read the full report here 👉https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/rodriguez-hails-long-term-us-energy-ties-as-trump-official-vows-to-set-venezuela-free/ #DelcyRodriguez#PDVSA#USVenezuelaRelations

🖊OPINION | The Venezuelan Organic Law on Hydrocarbons Venezuelan lawyer, writer, and public intellectual Luis Britto García reviews Caracas’ recent oil reform, arguing that it conflicts with Article 151 of the Constitution by permitting alternative dispute resolution, including independent arbitration, in matters of public interest. He also states that the reform authorizes discretionary reductions in royalties and taxes, potentially decreasing the national fiscal share from 65% to 25%. Read the full opinion piece here 👉🏽https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/the-venezuelan-organic-law-on-hydrocarbons/ #PDVSA#Sovereignty#USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Oil Production Recedes Under US Blockade, Gov’t Denies Israel Shipment Venezuela’s crude oil production declined to 830,000 barrels per day in January, the lowest output since May 2024, after a month-long United States naval blockade disrupted exports and led to storage constraints and cuts in production. OPEC’s latest monthly report, based on secondary sources, shows the drop from 917,000 bpd in December, while PDVSA reported 924,000 bpd, down from 1.12 million bpd. Separately, the Venezuelan government denied a Bloomberg report alleging a crude shipment to Israel’s Bazan Group. Under the current US-imposed arrangement, traders Vitol and Trafigura are lifting Venezuelan oil, depositing proceeds in US-administered accounts, with sanctions waivers requiring payments to be handled under US Treasury oversight. Read our full report here 👉https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-oil-production-recedes-under-us-blockade-govt-denies-israel-shipment #Israel#PDVSA#Sanctions

📰 NEWS | Venezuelan Parliament Head Welcomes ‘Win-Win’ Relations with US, Dismisses Short-Term Elections Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez confirmed an accelerated diplomatic rapprochement with the United States, including regular contact with senior US officials and reforms to the Hydrocarbon Law aimed at promoting US investment. He also ruled out holding elections in the near future, stating that Venezuela will follow its constitutionally established electoral calendar as the government prioritizes stabilization. Read our full report here 👉https://shorturl.at/xgHLM #NicolasMaduro#PDVSA#USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Venezuelan Authorities Begin Consultations on Amnesty Law The Venezuelan National Assembly has begun nationwide consultations on a preliminarily approved “Amnesty Bill for Democratic Coexistence,” holding meetings with community peace judges, civil society organizations and university law faculties. Lawmakers said the process aims to gather input before a revised version is submitted for a final vote in the coming weeks. The bill seeks to pardon political and related crimes committed between January 1, 1999, and January 30, 2026, while explicitly excluding serious human rights violations, crimes against humanity, homicide, drug trafficking and corruption. Former Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero endorsed the initiative during a meeting in Caracas, describing it as a turning point for national reconciliation. Read the full report here 👉https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelan-authorities-begin-consultations-on-amnesty-law/ #2026AmnestyLaw#Opposition