−71%fewer mentions of trial or court on state TV than its average this year · Meanwhile the opposition talked about the trial 3.4 times more than its average.
3,9×more mentions of Cilia Flores on opposition channels than their average this year · The week of the third hearing in New York.
President Donald Trump said on Friday from the White House that Venezuela is not yet ready to hold elections, although a lot of progress has been made, according to Reuters and VPItv. He added that Delcy Rodríguez has done a fantastic job and that his government will watch the situation closely, VPItv reported.
The same day, according to the official broadcast, the acting president led the promotion of 894 officers and troops of the Presidential Honor Guard and the military counterintelligence directorate (DGCIM), alongside Defense Minister Major General Gustavo González López.
«On the elections in Venezuela, they are still not really ready to hold them, but great progress has been made.»— Donald Trump (quoted by VPItv), July 24, 2026 · watch
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Colombian businessman and former Venezuelan minister Alex Saab pleaded not guilty on Friday to money laundering and other financial crimes, according to Reuters and VPItv. His lawyers entered the plea at a brief hearing in Miami that Saab did not attend, and asked for a jury trial, VPItv reported.
The case comes days after, according to Patricia Poleo, the Trump administration asked for immunity for Delcy Rodríguez in a Miami lawsuit brought by three Americans who were jailed in Venezuela.
«Donald Trump's government asked for immunity for Delcy Rodríguez in this case, arguing that she is a sitting head of a foreign country»— Patricia Poleo, July 22, 2026 · watch
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After a third hearing of about 15 minutes in New York, Judge Alvin Hellerstein set June 1, 2027 as the preliminary start of the trial, according to VPItv and NTN24. The defense's immunity motions will be decided on November 17, said David Placeres.
NTN24 noted that Maduro and Cilia Flores did not look at each other in the courtroom. On state TV, the trial barely appeared this week.
«There isn't a single gesture of complicity between them. Nothing. They're not even sitting together.»— NTN24, July 22, 2026 · watch
