National Assembly passes Supreme Court law reform on first reading, giving civil society a majority on the nominations committee

The National Assembly passed on first reading the reform of the Supreme Court (TSJ) law agreed at the dialogue table, Efecto Cocuyo reported. The Judicial Nominations Committee grows from 21 to 23 members: 11 lawmakers and 12 civil society representatives. Assembly president Jorge Rodríguez said the decision on justices still belongs to the Assembly.

On VTV, Rodríguez presented the reform as chavismo's own project. From the opposition, David Placeres said the Assembly 'loses definitive control of the TSJ' and that the change was 'imposed by the United States.'

«It is true that these sectors of the Venezuelan opposition brought a proposal we were already embarked on, which is a deep reform of the justice system»— Jorge Rodríguez (on VTV), August 28, 2026 · watch

«It loses its majority under the new system, and therefore loses control over appointing the new justices.»— David Placeres, August 27, 2026 · watch