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January 4 – Canadian company New Stratus Energy Inc. bought a 50% indirect stake in GoldPillar International Fund SPC Ltd., a private fund from the
British Virgin Islands, which went on to acquire a 40% equity stake in the company joint venture Petrolera Vencupet S.A., which owns the production rights to the Adas, Lido, Limón, Leona, Oficina Norte and Oficina Central fields, all located in the states of Anzoátegui and Monagas.[4]
January 5:
The
Parliament of Venezuela ratified deputy Jorge Rodríguez Gómez as president for a fourth term, Pedro Infante as first vice president and América Pérez as second vice president were also ratified in their positions as part of the board of directors.
National Assembly 2015 abroad ratifies the continuity of the board made up of President Dinorah Figuera (
Justice First), as well as
Marianela Fernández (
A New Era) and
Auristela Vásquez (AD) as first and second vice president, respectively. The reform of the Transition Statute points out the importance of the 2015 AN "continuing to function until free and transparent elections are called."[5][6]
January 15 – Nicolás Maduro presented his Report and Account corresponding to the year 2023. In his message, Maduro denounced four alleged conspiracies against his regime, which were frustrated last year. He also said that all those involved, civilians and military, both Venezuelan and foreign, are currently detained.[9] Additionally, he announced the increase in the "economic war bonus" starting February 1 that will reach $60 in order to bring the income of the minimum indexed salary in the country at 0 dollars per month with the 40 dollars of the basketticket. The minimum wage in Venezuela will remain at 130 bolivars per month, which is equivalent to about 3.6 dollars.[10]
January 16 – OFAC extends until April 16 the license that prevents the seizure of Citgo by holders of the PDVSA 2020 Bonds.[11]
January 19 – Maduro accused the opposition of planning violent actions and called for the activation of the "Bolivarian Fury" plan.[14]
January 22 – Attorney General Tarek Willian Saab claimed five cases of conspiracy and orders the capture of 14 defendants, among whom were the journalist
Sebastiana Barráez, specialized in information on the
Armed Forces, and the lawyer and human rights defender
Tamara Sujú, who resides outside the country. He also announced arrest warrants for
Wender Villalobos and
Norbey Marín, and retired soldiers
Mario Iván Carratú and
José Antonio Colina.[15]
January 23:
The headquarters of the Vente Venezuela, Justice First and Un Nuevo Tiempo parties in five states were vandalized and with graffiti alluding to the "Bolivarian Fury."[16]
January 24 – In a statement, the Armed Forces announces the expulsion of 33 soldiers accused of participating in alleged conspiracies.[21]
January 25 – Jorge Rodríguez, as head of the negotiating delegation, demands that the facilitators of the negotiation process travel to the country to verify compliance with the
Barbados Agreement. However, hours later he declared that "there is no way" for
María Corina Machado to be eligible for public office.[22] Maduro confirmed that the agreements were "mortally wounded."[23]
January 26 – The TSJ announces on its X social network account the responses to the requests for review of disqualifications made in December of last year. The court clears Leocenis García, Richard Mardo and Pablo Pérez, but ratifies the disqualification for
Henrique Capriles and María Corina Machado.[24] The candidate elected in the primaries rejected the decision and assured that it will be maintained "until the end."[25]
January 27:
Gerardo Blyde, as head of the opposition delegation in the negotiations, rejected Machado's disqualification and declared that the
Unitary Platform ratifies María Corina as a unitary candidate. In response, the coalition denounced the partial violation of the Barbados Agreement to the
Norwegian facilitators.[26]
Héctor Rodríguez assured that the Government had fully complied with the Agreement, y and that Corina's disqualification was "sound judgement."[27]
María Corina Machado challenges the TSJ ruling and assures that she will remain in the presidential race to confront Maduro, while denouncing the violation of the agreements.[29]
Jorge Rodríguez announces that both he and Gerardo Blyde received a communication from Dag Halvor Nylander in which he suggested the formation of the Commission for Monitoring and Verification of the Barbados Agreements, for which they stated that they were ready, and that the Government would remain in the dialogue.[30]
OFAC reversed the sanctions relief it had granted last October to the General Mining Company of Venezuela (Minerven).[31][32]
January 30:
The United States revoked sanctions relief for the Venezuelan gold industry, and would not renew concessions to the oil and natural gas sector following "the actions of Nicolás Maduro and his representatives in Venezuela, including the arrest of members of the democratic opposition and the prohibition of candidates from competing in the 2024 presidential elections, are inconsistent with the agreements signed in Barbados last October.[33][34]
The Government warns of canceling migrant repatriation flights if the United States reimposes sanctions.[35]
February 20 – The
New York Court of Appeals decreed that bonds of the PDVSA are subject to Venezuelan law in agreement with the New York Uniform Commercial Code after five years of litigation, which calls into question the control and guarantee established in the jurisdiction of the United States for the protection of bondholders.[37]
February 29 – VII Summit of the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries (FPEG) in Algeria, with the participation of senior production officials from
Algeria,
Russia,
Bolivia and Venezuela.[40]
Jorge Rodríguez Gómez, president of the National Assembly, reports that he has signed the
Caracas Agreement with representatives of various sectors of national life and sectors related to the government with the exception of the
Unitary Platform, stating that it develops and replaces the
Barbados Agreement . Gómez stated that the new agreement is significantly broader than that of Barbados. However, in the Barbados Agreement, the agreement of the parties is put first because it respects the right of each political actor to select their candidate for the presidential elections freely and in accordance with their internal mechanisms, taking into account what is established in the Constitution.[48]
March 4 – The government ordered the arrest of actress Marian Valero for allegedly participating in an extortion network which demanded large amounts of money under threat of exposing subjects to public ridicule.[49]
March 5 – The government announced that presidential elections will be held on July 28 as part of an agreement with the US.[50][51][52]
March 11 – The government released
Víctor Venegas, leader of the National Federation of Unions and Colleges of Education Workers in
Barinas.[53]
March 12 – Maduro is selected as the ruling party candidate for the July elections.[54]
March 27 –
Argentina orders the deployment of at least two
gendarmerie to the Argentine embassy in Venezuela, where allies of opposition leader
María Corina Machado take refuge amid more confrontation between the two countries.[56]