A four-headed mannequin carrying the faces of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was burnt in Caracas on Sunday as part of traditional “burning of Judas” celebrations at Easter. Full Text -> France24

Traducción de cortesía ->Un maniquí de cuatro cabezas con los rostros del presidente venezolano, Nicolás Maduro, y su homólogo ruso, Vladimir Putin, fue quemado en Caracas el domingo como parte de las celebraciones tradicionales de la “quema de Judas” en Semana Santa.

 Devotees and church members carried the Nazarene of San Pablo – an advocation of Jesus Christ – on their shoulders through the streets of the Venezuelan capital on Wednesday after two years of the statue being paraded in a glass vehicle due to Covid-19 restrictions. The parishioners, many of them dressed in purple, called for the third time an end to the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as peace in Venezuela and the world in the midst of the war that Russia declared against Ukraine at the end of February. Full Text -> LaPrensaLatina

Traducción de cortesía -> Devotos y feligreses cargaron a hombros al Nazareno de San Pablo -advocación de Jesucristo- por las calles de la capital venezolana este miércoles, luego de dos años de que la estatua desfilara en un vehículo de vidrio debido a las restricciones por el covid-19. Los feligreses, muchos de ellos vestidos de morado, pidieron por tercera ocasión el fin de la pandemia de la Covid-19, así como la paz en Venezuela y el mundo en medio de la guerra que Rusia declaró contra Ucrania a finales de febrero.

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But after several hours touring the city the vehicle ground to a halt. Images of it being pushed to a petrol station went viral. Despite having more oil than Saudi Arabia, Venezuela is facing shortages of petrol after years of falling productivity at its refineries and recent US sanctions. When the car set off again commentators joked that it was a “miracle” that the driver had found petrol. By Stephen Gibbs. Full text -> The Australian

Devotees of the “Nazareno de San Pablo” kneel as a statue of Jesus in a Pope mobile moves past during Holy Week celebrations in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. The annual procession, in which pilgrims normally take to the streets, is not allowed this year due to quarantine laws to help contain the spread of the new coronavirus, so the Catholic Church is driving the religious icon around the capital for people to see from their homes. By Ariana Cubillos. Full text -> Herald and Review