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2024 Venezuelan protests
Part of the Venezuelan crisis, the protests against Nicolás Maduro, and the aftermath of the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
Date28 July 2024 – present
(2 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Venezuela
Caused by
Goals
  • Recognition of Nicolás Maduro's loss in the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, release of complete and transparent vote totals, and transfer of power to President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia by the outgoing administration
  • Collapse of the PSUV administration
  • Economic and political reforms
  • Resolution of the crisis in Venezuela
    • Freedom
    • justice
    • democracy
StatusOngoing
Parties
Lead figures
Casualties and losses
2 dead[1]
48 injured[2]
23 dead[1]
2,200 + arrested[1]

The 2024 Venezuelan protests broke out in the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election on 28 July, in response to electoral fraud and irregularities. The election and unrest occurred in the context of the ongoing Venezuelan crisis.

The election was won convincingly by Edmundo Gonzalez but the results are contested by Maduro; the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), an alliance of opposition parties, released vote tallies at the precinct level indicating that Edmundo González Urrutia won by a wide margin, while the government-controlled National Electoral Council (CNE) released results without aggregation at the precinct level stating incumbent Nicolás Maduro won. Both candidates claimed victory in the elections.

Amid peaceful protests, there were reports of violence and rioting.[3] Maduro claimed the opposition was fomenting a coup and his administration charged protesters with terrorism and initiated an operation to crack down on the protests; repression by the Maduro administration was widely condemned by Western international human rights groups.

Background

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Following Elvis Amoroso's statements from the CNE announcing Maduro's victory in the early hours of 29 July, the majority opposition, organized around María Corina Machado and the Democratic Unitary Platform candidate, Edmundo González, denounced electoral fraud. Most countries have either recognized Gonzalez as president-elect or at a minimum called for audits.[4][5][6][7][8] Maduro was proclaimed president for a third term months before the scheduled change of government, and before publishing the total results of the vote.[9] Machado stated that her party had obtained voter tally sheets that showed González winning in a landslide.[10]

Neither Machado nor González called for protests, but instead asked people to be present at the voting centers until they had records of the votes cast.[11]

Chronology

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July

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28 July

On 28 July 2024, the day of the election, Venezuelans in the Brazilian cities, Pacaraima, Boa Vista, and São Paulo, demonstrated against Maduro. In São Paulo, hundreds of Venezuelan migrants participated in a demonstration in defense of democracy and calling for freedom.[12] On the same day, Julio Valerio García, a citizen of Táchira, was shot dead by a group of motorcyclists. There were also four injured that day.[13]

29 July

On 29 July, there were cacerolazos[14] from the east to the west and southwest of Caracas.[15][16][17] The protests began around noon; in Caracas, demonstrations were reported in Isaías Medina Angarita in Catia, Ruperto Lugo and Ruiz Pineda, as well as on the Caracas-La Guaira highway; in Aragua, they were reported in Cagua; in a sector of the state of Falcón, people also took to the streets.[18]

Protests were reported in various popular areas of the capital, especially in several sectors of Petare[19] such as the San Blas or La Dolorita neighborhoods. A strong police presence was also reported in the capital.[19]

Protesters took to the street of Caracas one day after the unilateral announcement from CNE

Public demonstrations against Venezuela's government were registered in several foreign cities that have a strong Venezuelan diaspora.[20]

In Margarita Island, hundreds of civilians occupied 4 de Mayo Avenue in Porlamar, tearing down Maduro's political banners. The Bolivarian National Police and the National Guard approached the site to repress the protesters. Protests continued on La Auyama Avenue as protesters tried to tear down a statue of Hugo Chávez before being intercepted again by national officials, who fired pellets and tear gas. The protesters responded with stones, sticks and Molotov cocktails.[21]

Maduro campaign posters were torn down throughout the country.[22][23] In Coro, some protesters tore down a statue which depicted the late president Hugo Chávez.[14] The toppling of statues of Chávez trended nationwide, as numerous Bolivarian propaganda posters and murals were torn down in other cities and towns and numerous other statues were torn down across the country.[24] The Caracas–La Guaira highway was blocked by protesters from the El Limón sector.[25]

Europa Press reported protests in Petare, Altamira, Chacaíto, Bellas Artes, La Vega, El Valle, Catia, and La Candelaria, as well as concentrations on the Petare–Guarenas highway, specifically in the parish of Caucagüita in the Sucre Municipality, Miranda state.[25]

Maduro blamed the comanditos (civilian opposition groups) for the protests of 29 July, threatening to jail them, and accused the United States of organizing the protests, with no evidence to support his claim. He called for all Chavistas to go out to the streets on the morning of 30 July, in all states and cities of the country, to "defend peace".[26]

Tarek William Saab announced an investigation against opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, for an alleged "computer attack and sabotage in the presidential elections, attempting to alter the electoral system and the number of votes from North Macedonia."[27]

According to the Venezuelan Observatory of Social Conflict (OVCS), 183 protests were recorded in 20 of the 23 states, and in some of them 5 statues of Hugo Chávez were torn down or destroyed.[28]

During the 29 July protests, 2 people were killed (including a 15-year-old boy), 7 protesters were injured, and there were 3 unconfirmed gunshot-related deaths.[29] The Penal Forum issued a report where it counted 6 dead (among them a minor of 15 years of age), 132 wounded, 50 detained in different sectors of the country and three unconfirmed deaths by gunshots.[30][31]

30 July
María Corina Machado with Edmundo González and his wife addressing the nation in front of the United Nations Development Programme office in Caracas
Pro-government counter protesters marching in Caracas

The Unitary Platform called for a people's mobilization in front of the United Nations Development Programme office in Caracas to defend their election victory and where both Machado and González addressed the gathering. Citizen assemblies were held in other cities, including Barquisimeto, Valencia, Maracay, San Fernando de Apure, and Los Teques.[32][33][34]

Machado and González, from the demonstration in Los Palos Grandes, Caracas, announced that they had recovered and digitalized 80% of the vote tallies.[35]

The Venezuelan National Guard dispersed the attendees with tear gas bombs.[35][36][37] Colectivos joined state security agencies in the repression against protesters.[38] In Punto Fijo, protesters set fire to the Carirubana mayor's office and the PSUV regional headquarters at midnight.[39] On the same night, armed militia group Tren del Llano was reported to be involved in a gun fight with the police, military, and the Colectivos in Valle de la Pascua, Guarico state.[40]

Protests continued in different parts of the country. The Venezuelan Armed Forces expressed "absolute loyalty and unconditional support" to Nicolás Maduro, according to the Venezuelan Minister of Defense, general-in-chief and ally of Chavismo, Vladimir Padrino López. Until late at night, clashes with firearms between military, police and colectivos, against civilians and armed groups in Petare were reported.[41] By 30 July, a total of 12 people had died[42] and more than 750 were arrested.[43]

31 July

Maduro filed an appeal for constitutional protection before the Electoral Chamber of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ), with the intention of legitimizing the election results in his favor. This action has been strongly criticized by the opposition, amid growing tensions and widespread condemnation of electoral fraud by the national and international community. Likewise, the TSJ has been criticized for its lack of independence and its closeness to the Maduro regime.[44]

Tarek William Saab announced at a press conference that the number of detainees rose to 1,062, calling opposition protesters "terrorists."[45] He also stated the possibility of requesting an arrest warrant against "intellectual authors" in the demonstrations.[46] The attorney general stated that protesters have simulated "punishable acts" during the protests and declared that the wounds are simulated with "ketchup" by the protesters themselves.[47]

August

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María Corina Machado addressing the people on 3 August demonstration in Las Mercedes, Caracas

The Unitary Platform called for a display of support for the election result by families throughout the country despite repression and arrests of demonstrators.[48] The demonstration that centered in Las Mercedes, Caracas on 3 August has gained attention nationwide and abroad. Similar demonstrations also held in other cities throughout Venezuela and the Venezuelan diaspora abroad notably in Madrid, Miami, Bogotá, and Buenos Aires.[49]

On the same date, international hacker group Anonymous declared cyberwarfare against the Venezuelan government. It was reported that the group had hacked 325 government sites in one day as well as launching a doxing campaign against Chavista officials. Among the hacked websites, Anonymous infiltrated the website of the presidency and Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas (CICPC) along with a database that belonged to the PSUV.[50]

The Unitary Platform called for a candlelight vigil at the Plaza Los Palos Grandes in Chacao, Miranda on 8 August to demand the release of political prisoners who have been detained since 28 July.[51]

Crackdown

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Further information: Operation Tun Tun

Maduro accused the opposition of promoting a coup.[52]

In a crackdown by Maduro security forces following the elections,[53][54][55] Operation Tun Tun (Operation Knock Knock) is the strategy Maduro mentioned; BBC News stated that "rights groups say it consists of the authorities going door-to-door to detain those with links to the protests or the opposition".[52][56] Venezuela's counterintelligence agency, DGCIM used its social media accounts to warn that Operation Tun-Tun was just beginning, and set up a telephone line to gather reports about protesters, who Maduro officials refer to as traitors.[57]

At least 2,000 people had been arrested as of 7 August; Clara del Campo of Amnesty International said that number included over 100 teens.[52] A campaign worker for the opposition told The Washington Post that "security forces and the Maduro-supporting bikers known as colectivos appear to be targeting low-income areas that have previously been strongholds of government support".[53] Human rights groups and relatives of the detained said that they are typically charged with terrorism, are not allowed a private defense, and the whereabouts of many are unknown.[52][58]

Maduro ordered two prisons to be rehabilitated to contain the detained.[59][60]

Maduro personally encouraged individuals to report those protesting the CNE election result through an internet application, VenApp.[53] According to The Washington Post, "human rights advocates warned that [the app] could be repurposed" when it was created to report medical emergencies.[53] Maduro stated: "We're opening a new page in the app for all the Venezuelan population, so they can confidentially give me all the information about the delinquents who have threatened the people — attacked the people — so we can go after them and bring them to prompt justice."[53] Following a flood of complaints, the app is no longer found on Google and Apple stores because of the harassment potential. Another internet page created by the government allows users to post media of protesters where they can be identified by other users.[53] As of 1 August, another 1,000 individuals are being sought for arrest.[61] Police from the government Brigade Against Terrorism and Subversion search houses for protestors.[62]

Drones have been employed by the government over Caracas, which has discouraged some protestors.[63]

Families and non-governmental organizations denounced that the private defense of arrested protestors was being denied, and those detained were being accused of terrorism.[64]

Reactions

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See also: International reactions to the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election

Domestic

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Through her Twitter account, María Corina Machado expressed that "after the overwhelming and unappealable electoral victory that we Venezuelans achieved on 28 July, the regime's response is murder, kidnapping and persecution. I alert the world about the cruel and repressive escalation of the regime, which to date has more than 177 arbitrary arrests, 11 forced disappearances and at least 16 murders in the last 48 hours. These crimes will not go unpunished."[65] "I have told you that we are going all the way and we are going all the way! Now we have a new reason: the sacrifice that you make and have made."[66]

Maduro blamed González and Machado for the violence.[10] Maduro also blamed the United States government, businessman Elon Musk and the UN commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, for wanting to "destabilize the country and take over Venezuela."[67][68] Maduro and the government accuse the Venezuelan opposition, represented by María Corina Machado, of being "fascist and criminal"[69] and vowed on 31 July that they would never take power.

International

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The UN International Mission expressed "its deep concern about the violence and allegations of human rights violations reported in the country following Sunday's presidential election."[70]

In the emergency session of Organization of American States, the secretary general Luis Almagro said he would file a report against Maduro to the International Criminal Court, which is investigating Venezuela for crimes against humanity, and ask the ICC to issue an arrest warrant against Maduro for the repression that is being committed after the election.[71]

According to Infobae a "forceful statement following the electoral fraud in Venezuela and the criminalization of protests" was published on 1 August by Amnesty International (AI) together with eleven human rights organizations that "condemned the repressive actions of the Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela and demanded that it guarantee the right to protest and full respect for the rights to life, personal integrity and freedom".[72] In addition to AI, the signers of the statement were CIVICUS, Freedom House, International Commission of Jurists, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Washington Office on Latin America, World Organization Against Torture and others. The joint statement mentioned a "disproportionate use of force by Venezuelan security forces" and "call[ed] on [Venezuelan] authorities to refrain from criminalizing protest" and "avoid the use of speeches that encourage and incite violence" against protesters. It highlighted "the use of lethal weapons", along with "politically motivated detentions, potentially unlawful killings", restrictions on freedom of the press, and internet shutdowns". The signatories reminded that Article 68 of the Venezuelan Constitution requires the right of demonstrators to be protected, and encouraged the international community to document crimes committed in the post-electoral process to the United Nations and the International Criminal Court.[72][73]

Brian Nichols from the US Department of State, Latin American, condemned the ongoing repression and violence.[74]

See also

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Further reading

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  • Delgado, Antonio Maria (5 August 2024). "This man holds the Venezuelan regime together. Here's why Maduro doesn't trust him". Miami Herald. Retrieved 6 August 2024. Maduro ... has turned to Cuban intelligence agents to keep an eye on members of the military ... And few are being watched as closely as Maduro's own defense minister, Vladimir Padrino López, amid Maduro's growing distrust in the country's armed forces … arrival in Venezuela of at least four passenger flights from Cuba, while activists have denounced that a number of the agents taking part in repressing oppositions figures and protesters have Cuban accents ... A retired Venezuelan Army major ... said most of the violence seen in past days in Venezuela came from armed paramilitary groups that are being paid well to generate fear among their countrymen.
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