800MW of thermal generation lost after the earthquake, according to Corpoelec · Message from minister Rolando Alcalá, September 30
1,300MW Corpoelec promises to add in the last quarter of 2026 · Announcement reported by VTV on September 30
11deputies on the committee that will appoint the justices, according to Patricia Poleo · Plus 12 civil-society members called by the preliminary commission
Acting president Delcy Rodríguez asked the National Assembly for a partial reform of the Constitutional Law against Hatred, according to the letter read at the September 29 session broadcast by Luigino Bracci. The text says the reform seeks to 'advance the decriminalization of the conducts set out' in that law and asks that it be treated 'as a matter of urgency'.
The president of parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, announced a special committee for the bill and said the initiative will be sent to the Supreme Court's Constitutional Chamber before debate. On her show, Patricia Poleo said the appointment of the new justices 'will not be this year'.
«The requested reform aims to advance the decriminalization of the conducts set out in that legal instrument…»— Delcy Rodríguez (letter read in the National Assembly), September 29, 2026 · watch
«The initiative will be sent to the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court, which will rule on its conformity with the Constitution…»— Jorge Rodríguez, president of the National Assembly, September 29, 2026 · watch
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The National Assembly named the deputies of the preliminary commission that will form the judicial nominations committee, the step before a new Supreme Court is appointed. Deputy Giuseppe Alessandrello, who chairs that commission, said its goal is to call on citizens who want to join the committee, according to Luigino Bracci's channel.
Patricia Poleo said that committee 'will only review credentials' and that the one appointing the justices will have 11 deputies and 12 members of civil society called by those same deputies. 'We are already in October,' she said, 'so the appointment of the Supreme Court justices will not be this year.'
«The goal of this preliminary commission is exactly that: to call for nominations from citizens who wish to join the judicial nominations committee.»— Giuseppe Alessandrello, deputy (quoted by Luigino Bracci), September 30, 2026 · watch
«The committee that will actually appoint the new Supreme Court justices will be made up of 11 deputies of the current National Assembly…»— Patricia Poleo, September 30, 2026 · watch
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The minister of Electric Energy and president of Corpoelec, Rolando Alcalá, said in a message to the country that the June 24 earthquake 'interrupted and slowed' the recovery plans and that 800 MW of thermal generation were lost in Carabobo and other areas. According to VTV, he announced 1,300 MW to be added in the last quarter, including seven units in Zulia.
He also announced that unit 6 of Planta Centro, with 600 MW, will start 'in the coming days'. On opposition channels, David Placeres said that 'for the first time' in a long while those responsible for the power system 'show their faces and announce plans'; El Pitazo broadcast during an outage: 'we are still in a blackout'.
«In Carabobo and other parts of the country we lost 800 MW of thermal generation that stopped working, seriously affected by the earthquake.»— Rolando Alcalá, minister of Electric Energy (message shared by Luigino Bracci), September 30, 2026 · watch
«For the first time, I understand, in a very long while those responsible for the power system show their faces and announce plans…»— David Placeres, September 30, 2026 · watch
