Things are getting worse in Venezuela every day. The interim government in Venezuela has declared an emergency as the political and economic situation worsens. This is extremely bad given the history of Venezuela. Former President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, is currently in the custody of the United States, and it seems Venezuela is on the brink of collapse.
The reason these measures were enacted is because the situation in Venezuela is constantly changing.
The United States has expressed concerns about how the emergency declarations issued by Venezuela have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. The U.S. has also continued to show concerns about the emergency situation and the human rights issues affecting the citizens of Venezuela.
Since the removal of the former president, Nicolas Maduro, who was placed into a New York City jail to face charges related to drugs and corruption, the situation in Venezuela has dramatically worsened. Many Venezuelans view Maduro’s removal as an attack on Venezuela’s sovereignty. Internationally, there has been much reaction to the fact that Maduro, the former president of a foreign nation, was removed from his position to face prosecution in the U.S. as he traveled out of the country – this is the first time that a head-of-state has been charged with crimes while traveling internationally.
Guaidó’s successor, Rodríguez, was the first to fill the ‘power vacuum’ in Venezuela after being appointed as her own successor by the Venezuelan government. Rodríguez has been sworn-in based upon a Supreme Court decision and has declared that she is committed to establishing order in the midst of the ‘chaos’ and to “democratizing” the country.
Venezuela will suffer economically due to the inflation and poor oil industry.
The Venezuelan economy is consistently doing worse, with fuel, the national currency, food, and medical resources, and scarce gas continuing to deteriorate.
The UN has reported that the situation in Venezuela is worsening to the point of reporting a crisis. In this situation, there is violence, malnutrition, and overcrowded hospitals. This has caused a large number of Venezuelans to migrate to other countries where there are resources to survive.
The Venezuelan people have suffered since Rodríguez’s selection as representative, as she is viewed as Maduro’s puppet. Rodríguez has also empowered the opposition, who insist on new elections to end the crisis, as the rest of the world continues to support hegemonic, conservative interventions.
There has been relatively little activity regarding the Venezuelan emergency. The UN has been relatively quiet, balancing the call for the protection of human rights and the protection of the most vulnerable with the call for a dialogue between the parties.
The U.S. claims that Maduro is in jail, according to them, there is no corruption, there is no organized crime, and enforcing democracy is no longer a crime. This is also how the U.S. justifies the so-called ‘arbitration’ regarding Venezuela, which China and Russia (the closest allies of Venezuela) disagree with. Some in the region argue in favor of Venezuelan democracy, while others argue against it, claiming that democracy creates instability.
For Delcy Rodríguez, the crisis will be challenging.
She will have to stabilize the economy, improve international relations, and provide basic services to the people. The government will have to make fundamental changes and restore the people’s belief in the government. The Venezuela crisis is a loss of inner belief. The worst of it is a social crisis and a divided country, and that will worsen if the government and the parties do not engage in productive talks.
Venezuela has enacted its first-ever nationwide state of emergency, highlighting the severity of the political and economic crises facing the country. With Maduro currently detained in the United States and Rodríguez acting as the country’s leader, Venezuela is in a unique position. Over the coming weeks, it will become clear whether the emergency powers provided to the interim government will manage to stabilize a divided nation or further entrench existing fractures.
