Delcy Rodríguez denounces that there was an attempt to "stop the transport" in Caracas

Caracas.- The acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, denounced this Monday that there was an attempt to "stop transportation" in Caracas, after members of the sector called for a strike to demand an increase in the minimum fare, which had no major repercussions. "They tried to stop transportation in the capital city and my call is for Venezuela to work and to let those who want to work, work," said the president in a video broadcast by the state channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV). EFE noted that several transport units were operating in different areas of Caracas and that there were a few more people at the bus stops than usual. According to local media, the strike was partially observed, especially in the morning hours, which generated queues of people at bus stops and overcrowding of passengers in the Caracas Metro. Carriers are demanding a 100% increase in the minimum fare, to 120 bolivars, an amount close to the minimum wage, of 130 bolivars per month, and which today is equivalent to 26 cents of a dollar, according to the official rate.

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The sector is also asking the authorities to return units that have been retained for operating with unofficial rates, according to local media. Invitation to the coexistence program Rodríguez rejected the attempt to "impede the right to free mobility" and invited transporters to participate in the Program for Democratic Coexistence and Peace created by the Chavista leader last January to hold meetings with different sectors. «Everyone, without exception, will be heard, (...) their aspirations, their problems, but I regret very much that, from abroad, with a telephone, extremist sectors of the country continue to be activated,» said the president this Monday, without giving further details. The program's objective, he added, is to "seek coexistence and co-existence from diversity and antagonism," so that Venezuela "can regain normality in its life." The mayor of the Libertador municipality of Caracas, the Chavista Carmen Meléndez, said on her Telegram channel that a "contingency plan was implemented to counteract the situation that arose with surface transportation." He explained that the different entities of the Mayor's Office "made their transportation units available to mobilize the people to their workplaces and destinations." The Bolivarian National Police (PNB) assured on Instagram that it supported with several of its units the "population affected by the strike called by the transportation sector."

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In X, the opposition figure and former governor César Pérez Vivas rejected the statements of the president and said: "Now no union, syndicate or social sector can exercise the right to demonstration or strike because Mrs. Delcy Rodríguez comes out to call them 'extremists' who obey orders from abroad."