+7,14%GDP growth in Q2 2026, per the central bank · The oil sector rose 9.1%, EFE reported.
27×more mentions of the Supreme Court on opposition channels than their yearly average · Over the past week, as the nominations committee is debated.
Venezuela's economy grew 7.14% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the same period of 2025, EFE reported, citing Central Bank of Venezuela figures. The oil sector rose 9.1% and non-oil activity 5.79%. The central bank credited greater opening in oil, mining and electricity.
On VTV, a guest spoke of sustained growth despite the earthquake. On the opposition side, Daniel Lara Farías focused on the dollar: he said it stood at 300 bolívares in January and is now "already at 900."
«…the last 20 quarters, just before the earthquake, we have had sustained growth»— VTV guest, August 16, 2026 · watch
«As we speak it is already at 900 and it is going to reach 1,000.»— Daniel Lara Farías, August 18, 2026 · watch
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The new Judicial Nominations Committee, which will choose the justices of the next Supreme Court, will have a civil-society majority, La Patilla reported on Tuesday. It is one of the points of the dialogue table between chavismo and the 2015 National Assembly.
A U.S. Congressional Research Service report, published by USNI News, says the Trump administration backs that dialogue led by Jorge Rodríguez and Dinorah Figuera, without María Corina Machado or Edmundo González. VPItv recalled the Supreme Court's role in past elections; on La Iguana TV, Domingo Medina called for respecting the Constitution.
«…it was through the Supreme Court that the regime disregarded the popular will in every election held in recent years.»— VPItv, August 18, 2026 · watch
«…it cannot go against what is established in the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic…»— Domingo Medina (on La Iguana TV), August 18, 2026 · watch
