The complex situation in which Venezuela finds itself was the theme of the debate organized by the BRICS Policy Center on June 10, 2019, given by Manuel G\u00e1ndara Carballido, visiting professor at UFRJ. At the event, “Venezuela em Disputa”, the professor offered a brief historical overview of the traditional bipartisan and rentier political model, of the rise of \u201cChavismo\u201d and the subsequent government transition to the current president Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.<\/p>\n
Followed by that introduction, Carballido began a more specific debate on the contours of the crisis that Venezuela has been facing for more than four years and the possible perspectives for the future.<\/p>\n
With the election of Hugo Ch\u00e1vez in 1998, representing the political group \u201cMovemento V Republica\u201d (MVR), the country\u2019s situation changes significantly. Chavez comes to power with the promise to break with the old policy, to change the economic model by betting on industrial diversification, but especially to improve living conditions by attacking high levels of poverty and inequality.<\/p>\n
According to Carballido, the election of Ch\u00e1vez begun a political process that gave ample representativeness to the population and recognized the citizens as political subjects. This greatly implies, according to the professor, on the broad support for the Ch\u00e1vez government and in the subsequent election of Nicolas Maduro, which promised to maintain and deepen the policies and practices that had been used by the government until then.<\/p>\n
In addition, the teacher discussed, later, the current crisis in Venezuela and what would be the possible alternatives for overcoming this process.<\/p>\n
The crisis has been worsening gradually in recent years and today it has dramatically affected every aspect of the nation’s life: public service degradation, oil industry collapse, hyperinflation, the rapid rise of poverty, the migration of thousands of people, high violence, and other factors. According to him, for now, there is no clear solution, since there is no expectation of mediation and dialogue between the two sectors currently facing the country, represented in the names of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and Juan Guaid\u00f3. In any case, the exit must be peaceful, constitutional, and must restore the sovereignty of the Venezuelan people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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