Why Venezuela’s Repression Is Reaching Unnerving Levels

San Miguel’s arrest and the expulsion of the UNCHR office are happening amidst a new wave of repression against the political opposition and organized civil society following the success of the opposition primaries in October.  There were a series of precedentes about what was to come in 2022 and 2023: the mass closure of radio stations mostly outside Caracas, the crackdown on labor groups and far left parties, and a couple of anti-NGO law proposals in the National Assembly. These incidents were the dark underbelly of the pax bodegonica—a term coined by political scientist Guillermo Tell Aveledo to describe the relative political and economic peace that imports and dollarization have built in Venezuela, to Maduro’s favor, since 2018. During this period, following the unpopularity spiral of Juan Guaidó’s interim government, it seemed the mainstream opposition was over. By Tony Frangie Mawad. Full Text -> CaracasChronicles

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