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Venezuela's judicial system has been deemed the most corrupt in the world by Transparency International. [166] Human Rights Watch accuse Hugo Chávez and his allies of taking over the Supreme Court in 2004, filling it with supporters and making new measures allowing the government to dismiss justices from the court. [34]
In the rest of Venezuela, an electric rationing system was implemented by zones. Before Holy Week in 2010, the power supply was cut by about 3 hours at a frequency of 3 or 4 days. On average, outside of Caracas, Venezuela experienced an interruption in electrical service of between 9 and 12 hours a week. [42]
In March 2019, The Wall Street Journal reported that the "collapse of Venezuela's health system, once one of the best in Latin America, has led to a surge in infant and maternal mortality rates and a return of rare diseases that were considered all but eradicated. Health officials say malaria, yellow fever, diphtheria, dengue and tuberculosis ...
Venezuela reactivated its claim over the 160,000 square km (61,776 square mile) territory in recent years, after the discovery of offshore oil and gas. The maritime border between the two ...
An energy collapse in the state of Zulia, Venezuela occurred as a result of the country's ongoing general crisis, and it is the largest of its kind in the history of the state.
The question now is will things get worse for Venezuela with In the short term, Chavez's death means little for the oil markets, which shrugged off the news. Why Venezuela and Big Oil Are Better ...
As Washington rolled out the new sanctions, Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Friday's inauguration "illegitimate," saying in a statement that the U.S. "does not recognize Nicolas Maduro as ...
Venezuela has been producing oil for nearly a century and was an OPEC founder-member. In 2005, Venezuela produced 162 million tons of oil, which is 4.1% of world's total production. By the oil production Venezuela ranks seventh in the world. [4] Venezuela is the world's eight oil exporter and fifth largest net exporter. [4]