Local PressCredibleAugust 26, 2026

    The 'Economic Sedition' Decree: Caracas Criminalizes Non-Participation in Failed Barter System as Independents Report Mass Arrests on Day 139

    Independent outlets chronicle a new wave of arrests under an emergency decree targeting 'economic sedition', while state media presents the crackdown as a necessary measure against 'speculators' undermining the national barter initiative.

    Independent outlets chronicle a new wave of arrests under an emergency decree targeting 'economic sedition', while state media presents the crackdown as a necessary measure against 'speculators' undermining the national barter initiative.

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