politics
diciembre 29, 2025
Sufrir, amar y esperar: el otro balance de Venezuela en 2025
Diciembre convierte al país en un coro de balances. Todos cuentan, todos suman, todos explican. El año se acomoda retrospectivamente según el lugar desde donde se le mire: gobiernos, oposiciones, expertos, analistas, aliados, adversarios. Cada quien encuentra razones para confirmar lo que ya pensaba y argumentos para justificar lo que no logró cambiar. En ese ejercicio colectivo de contabilidad moral y política, Venezuela se fragmenta en relatos que compiten por imponerse como verdad, mientras la experiencia real del año —la que no cabe en informes ni declaraciones— vuelve a quedar en los márgenes.
TL;DR
- 2025 in Venezuela was characterized by military movements, oil tanker disputes, and sanctions, alongside international geopolitical pressure.
- The opposition's symbolic achievement of the Nobel Peace Prize for María Corina Machado placed Venezuela back in international focus.
- Beyond political power, the daily life of Venezuelan society focuses on immediate survival needs like food, transport, and healthcare.
- Repression includes arbitrary arrests, vague charges like 'terrorism,' and violations of due process, affecting thousands, including adolescents and activists.
- Forced disappearances have become a disturbing tactic, with the whereabouts of opponents, journalists, and human rights defenders unknown for extended periods.
- Detention centers are repeatedly cited for torture, prolonged isolation, and degrading treatment, with systematic denial of information to families.
- Social control mechanisms include official apps encouraging citizens to report dissenting neighbors, fostering fear and eroding trust.
- The forced diaspora continues as people seek safety abroad, maintaining connections and supporting those left behind.
- Despite hardship, Venezuelan society shows adaptability, solidarity, and informal networks that sustain life, forming a 'moral economy of survival.'
- Hope is not decreed but built through fragile progress amidst precariousness, with society continuing to work, study, care, and love.
- The core challenge for Venezuela is ethical and social: for all powers to recognize and acknowledge the daily lives of the people they govern.