That forum, which is backed by the United States as the last democratically elected institution, extended its mandate by a year in January but eliminated Guaidó’s “interim government,” which had voted in 2019. The government of President Nicolás Maduro accused Guaidó and their corruption allies in the management of the resources placed at their service after a battery of sanctions that unsuccessfully sought to pressure the fall of the Chavista president.
“A lot or a little?”
“It did not reach 150 million and one could say: is it a lot, is it little? How much is this? To defend democracy, to defeat a dictatorship,” said Guaidó.
“Starting in 2020, a fighting tool was being able to use public funds to alleviate the crisis. It was mainly used in 2020. 70% of the budget was used for the ‘Heroes de la Salud’ program, which granted a bonus to workers in the sector in the midst of the pandemic. “Then, in 2021, almost 50% also went to social assistance.”
Guaidó said that these funds were audited by a private company, which he kept confidential and which issued a report that was delivered to the United States authorities, which grant the licenses to access the resources.
The parallel “central bank” created to supervise these funds reported disbursements “within the framework of the Special Law of the Fund for the Liberation of Venezuela” of 198.2 million.
“I can adjust right now with what was the last part of 2022, we have to finish updating,” the leader clarified to journalists after his presentation, which he did in the dark after a power outage in the auditorium for unknown reasons.
Source: Ambito
