After six years of institutional deadlock, the IMF resumes relations with Venezuela. Delcy Rodríguez's diplomatic victory thwarts the Venezuelan far-right lobby in Europe and paves the way for the release of more than $5 billion in frozen reserves.
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, enacted the Organic Law of Mines, a legal instrument that seeks to enhance economic sovereignty and organize the exploitation of mineral resources under a modern management model focused on national development.
OFAC granted licenses to Venezuelan financial institutions to operate in the U.S. financial system.
On Venezuelan Youth Day, students and social movements mobilized in Caracas to commemorate the 212th anniversary of the Battle of La Victoria of 1814. The day also served to demand the return of constitutional president Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores, who have been kidnapped by the United States since January 3.
Venezuelan Interim President Delcy Rodríguez and U.S. Secretary of Energy Christopher Wright met at Miraflores Palace to launch the "Productive Partnership Energy Agenda." This meeting aims to establish "productive, effective, and complementary" cooperation in areas such as oil, gas, mining, and electricity, in order to generate tangible benefits for both nations, relying on diplomacy to overcome existing differences.
In Caracas' Plaza Bolívar, hundreds of citizens gathered this Tuesday for a public assembly to express their support for President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. Attendees affirmed that defending peace and sovereignty is a collective task that demands organization, awareness, and constant mobilization. The event included the participation of Congresswoman América Pérez, who emphasized that peace is the only possible path to guaranteeing the return of both leaders to the country, as well as to consolidating Venezuela's political and social stability.
Representatives of labor unions from Latin America, Europe, and Asia expressed their firm support for the constitutional president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and demanded his release during an international videoconference. The Minister for the Social Process of Labor, Eduardo Piñate, and Deputy Tania Díaz reported that the global working class denounced the political persecution and imperialist aggression faced by the Venezuelan president.
A large unified march of social, political, grassroots, labor, and youth movements and organizations. This massive collective marched from the Angel of Independence to the Zócalo in Mexico City, demanding the return of Venezuela's constitutional president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, First Lady Cilia Flores.
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez convened the First National Meeting on Entrepreneurship and Community Economy, with the aim of promoting a self-sustaining economic model. This initiative seeks to integrate the Entrepreneurial Engine with local communities, ensuring the territorial production of food and essential services.
A special commission for the amnesty bill for democratic coexistence was established, an entity created after the legislative proposal was approved unanimously in its first discussion.
The National Assembly (AN) unanimously approved, in its first reading, the Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence, marking a step towards the search for peace and dialogue in the country, promoting a climate of understanding among the various political and social sectors.
On the 34th anniversary of the 1992 Civic-Military Rebellion, General Francisco Ameliach, a combatant and leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, emphasized that unity, cohesion, and popular awareness are fundamental for the Venezuelan people to resist the destabilizing attacks of the oligarchy and imperialism. Ameliach denounced that these forces "are trying everything to return Venezuela to its neocolonial status," citing coups, sabotage, violent protests, and a recent military aggression on January 3 that resulted in the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.
Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's interim president, declared on February 3, 2026, one month after the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, that national stability is a collective achievement. Speaking from Miraflores Palace, she emphasized that the people, through active resistance and unity, have transformed US aggression into peace and tranquility, overcoming the violence of extremism to move toward national reconciliation.
Interim President Delcy Rodríguez met with U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Laura Dogu on Monday, February 2, at Miraflores Palace. During the meeting, a roadmap was established to address issues of bilateral interest through diplomatic dialogue, based on mutual respect and international law.
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, announced that the Chrysopigi Lady vessel departed from a national port with the country's first shipment of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) exported, a historic milestone achieved together with the working class and representing progress for the well-being of the Venezuelan people, fulfilling the commitments made to President Nicolás Maduro regarding energy.
Dialogue between Venezuela and the U.S. has been reactivated: diplomat Laura Dogu has arrived in Caracas to establish a roadmap for issues of bilateral interest and address differences through diplomatic dialogue in accordance with international law. This process follows statements made by interim President Delcy Rodríguez on January 16, in which she reaffirmed Venezuela's openness to bilateral cooperation based on mutual respect.
During the opening of the 2026 judicial year at the Supreme Court of Justice in Caracas, acting president Delcy Rodríguez announced the promotion of a General Amnesty Law. This measure seeks to cover the period of political violence from 1999 to the present and will be presented to the National Assembly for discussion.
The National Assembly (AN) unanimously approved, in its second reading, the Partial Reform Law of the Hydrocarbons Law, a regulation presented by the National Executive that comprehensively regulates the exploitation, extraction, commercialization and use of crude oil; in this regard, the president (E) Delcy Rodríguez highlighted that this bill reaffirms sovereignty over the country's energy resources, integrating the vision of Commander Hugo Chávez and President Nicolás Maduro.
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, officially received the insignia accrediting her as Commander-in-Chief of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB). During the ceremony, she announced the creation of the National Office for Defense and Cybersecurity and instructed all security agencies to submit, within a maximum of 100 days, guidelines for a new national defense system. Upon assuming office, she linked these actions to the current geopolitical situation, stating that she was assuming this responsibility with "the strength of the Venezuelan people, who awoke on the morning of January 3rd to a terrible external military aggression."
Deputy Nicolás Maduro Guerra, son of the Venezuelan president, reported from the National Assembly that President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores are in good health and spirits, noting that both are "well, calm, and in good spirits." In his address, the legislator called on citizens to maintain peace and governability in the country, seeking to convey a message of tranquility and stability in the current political context, and reaffirming the importance of national unity.
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, accompanied by the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, and other officials, led a public consultation on the Organic Hydrocarbons Law. This event, designed to foster a broad and inclusive debate, brought together diverse political sectors to gather their perspectives and proposals on national energy legislation. The initiative underscores the Venezuelan government's commitment to building legal frameworks that reflect a collective and strategic vision for the future of the country's natural resources.
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, urged PDVSA workers to transform the country into an oil and gas powerhouse. She asserted that the reform of the Hydrocarbons Law would translate crude oil from the "green fields" into direct benefits for the people, while advocating for a fearless energy agenda and diplomacy with the United States, though she harshly criticized Washington's interference in Venezuelan politics.
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, announced a 100-day plan focused on coexistence and peace. The proposal seeks to counter hatred and violence by calling for an immediate meeting with all political sectors of the country.
Thousands of Venezuelans mobilized across the country to support President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, denouncing their kidnapping in the United States. The date coincides with the 68th anniversary of the overthrow of the Marcos Pérez Jiménez dictatorship, an event that, while representing the end of a regime, gave way to 40 years of bipartisanship under the so-called Fourth Republic, a period that was finally defeated at the polls by Commander Hugo Chávez in 1998, marking the beginning of the Bolivarian Revolution.
Venezuelan healthcare workers mobilized en masse outside the United Nations (UN) offices in eastern Caracas to demand the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady and National Assemblywoman Cilia Flores. During the protest, the medical and nursing staff expressed their profound rejection of what they consider a flagrant violation of international law and a direct attack on the country's democratic institutions. The demonstrators delivered a formal document to UN representatives, urging them to intervene to guarantee respect for Venezuelan sovereignty and the prompt release of the presidential couple, reaffirming their commitment to defending national self-determination.
The "Grandparents of the Nation," a fundamental sector of Venezuelan society, gathered en masse in a day of profound indignation and determination to demand the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. This mobilization, which brought together a large number of senior citizens, served to express their rejection of the kidnapping of the presidential couple, describing it as an act that not only threatens democracy and the country's institutions, but also national sovereignty.
The President of the National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, announced the 2026 Legislative Agenda, which prioritizes 29 laws and eight codes. At a meeting of the Advisory Commission, the reform of the Organic Hydrocarbons Law to promote foreign investment was highlighted, along with the modernization of administrative procedures.
From the National Council of Productive Economy, the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, addressed business owners and agri-food producers to confirm that the Economic Recovery Program, presented by the constitutional president Nicolás Maduro in 2018, continues.
The Insurgent History Movement convened a significant meeting of the Network of Historians, a platform that brings together professors, students, and various university institutions, with the central purpose of condemning the kidnapping of Venezuela's constitutional president, Nicolás Maduro, and the first lady, Cilia Flores. During the session, the historians thoroughly analyzed the implications of this act, describing it as a flagrant violation of national sovereignty and international law, framed within a context of aggression against the Bolivarian nation.
In Bolívar Square in downtown Caracas, events were held in support of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. Throughout the day, citizens and supporters gathered to express their support, delivering letters addressed to the presidential couple in an act that sought to reaffirm popular backing for their administration.
The Network of Jurists for the Liberation of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores brought together prominent lawyers, judges, academics, and justice system workers to analyze and condemn the serious violations of international law that occurred during the siege and subsequent US military attack against Venezuela. The experts present reflected on the magnitude of these transgressions of international law and, as a result of this analysis, decided to create a robust legal and technical dossier. This document will serve to formally denounce the US military aggression before all relevant international bodies.
Delcy Rodríguez, in her role as acting president, delivered the Annual Address to the National Assembly. In an emotional speech, she called for national unity, declaring, "I bring pain transformed into combat," and asserted that Venezuela would not kneel before Washington. She also described the president's kidnapping as "a stain on relations between Venezuela and the United States" and announced the creation of sovereign wealth funds earmarked for the country's reconstruction following the bombings.
Caracas, Venezuela, was the scene of another day of popular mobilization, where Venezuelan workers marched to demand the return of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. During the demonstration, participants also expressed their deep solidarity with the Cuban combatants who gave their lives defending the Venezuelan president.
The Attorney General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, announced the formal launch of investigations into the brutal murders of more than 100 civilians and military personnel on January 3. This measure underscores the State's commitment to justice and its determination to identify and punish those responsible for these deplorable events that deeply shocked the nation and generated widespread calls for justice.
The member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) condemned the detention of the Venezuelan president as a dangerous precedent for any world leader. Simultaneously, interim president Delcy Rodríguez denounced the international financial system's attempts to freeze more Venezuelan accounts following the president's abduction.
A significant religious gathering took place, where citizens and various communities united to offer prayers and petitions for the prompt release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, who are being held captive in the United States. The event reflected the deep concern and outcry of the Venezuelan people regarding the events that threaten the stability and sovereignty of the nation.
Massive demonstrations have taken place in various cities around the world, including Beirut, Mexico City, Los Angeles (USA), and several locations in Italy and Galicia. Participants expressed their rejection of the United States' bombing of Venezuela and demanded the release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, denouncing their detention on US soil.
The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) declares that "Maduro is one of the people" and assures that the governance of the country remains intact under the command of the acting president Delcy Rodríguez.
Venezuela held a ceremony to pay tribute to the military personnel, officials, and civilians who lost their lives defending the nation during the attack perpetrated by the United States and the subsequent kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro, an event that deeply scarred the country.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil filed a formal complaint with the United Nations (UN), detailing the bombing that destroyed power stations and left thousands of families homeless in Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela, also confirming the death of 32 Cuban soldiers as a result of the bombings.
The U.S. Department of Justice claims that the Cartel of the Suns is not a real criminal organization; this implies the withdrawal of the main charge brought against President Nicolás Maduro in the legal proceedings against him.
Delcy Rodríguez has been sworn in as acting president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, assuming the position after the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro Moros.
The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice ordered the citizen Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez, Executive Vice President of the Republic, to assume and exercise in an acting capacity all the powers, duties and faculties inherent to the position of President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in order to guarantee administrative continuity and the comprehensive defense of the Nation.
On January 3, 2026, a US military incursion carried out a massive attack in Caracas, Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira, leaving 120 dead. During the operation, President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores were captured at their residence and taken to the USS Iwo Jima. Vice President Delcy Rodríguez formally denounced the kidnapping and demanded immediate proof of life for the presidential couple.
