6,3×more mentions of 'earthquake' on state TV · Last 7 days vs. the year's average.
3,2×more mentions of María Corina Machado on state TV · As she is left out of the talks.
2,8×more mentions of 'dialogue / negotiation' on opposition channels · Last 7 days vs. the year's average.
According to Al Jazeera, the US-backed talks open Saturday in Caracas: National Assembly president Jorge Rodríguez leads the government delegation and former lawmaker Dinorah Figuera the opposition's. María Corina Machado was left out; she said she will not block real progress but will judge success by freed prisoners and a set election date.
On Con El Mazo Dando, Diosdado Cabello celebrated Machado's exclusion. Juan Pablo Guanipa told NTN24 the US presence can make the difference. According to VPItv, Foro Penal counted 379 political prisoners as of July 27, with 14 new cases in a week.
«The presence of the United States can help make this not just another dialogue, another negotiation like the previous 17»— Juan Pablo Guanipa, July 29, 2026 · watch
«María Corina Machado was left out like the Guayabera, along with her 'scorpions' of the Panama Pact.»— Diosdado Cabello, July 30, 2026 · watch
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According to El Nacional, acting president Delcy Rodríguez met a high-level US delegation to review the response to the June 24 double earthquake, energy cooperation, investment and security. On Wednesday she chaired a UN workshop at Miraflores on the reconstruction plan, according to the official broadcast.
David Placeres claimed Washington sent retired military officers to oversee the political process and that the oil joint ventures will pay the new hydrocarbons tax to the US Treasury Department.
«We held a working meeting… with a delegation from the highest level of the United States government»— Delcy Rodríguez (quoted by David Placeres), July 30, 2026 · watch
«That is the profile coming to work shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand with Delcy Rodríguez's regime.»— David Placeres, July 30, 2026 · watch
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According to analysts on NTN24, Delcy Rodríguez retired 110 senior officers, 42 from the Army and 30 from the National Guard, including generals close to Nicolás Maduro, to secure armed forces loyal to her rather than to Maduro or Diosdado Cabello. One panelist called it a 'Madurista' rather than a Chavista purge.
