The international literary community has rallied behind Venezuela following what prominent writers describe as an unlawful U.S. intervention resulting in the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. A powerful declaration endorsed by Venezuelan intellectuals condemns the operation that precipitated significant human casualties and material devastation.
This coordinated statement, backed by the World Poetry Movement, emphasizes the global poetry community’s firsthand experience with Venezuela’s peaceful and democratic character. The document celebrates Venezuela’s participatory democracy framework, anchored by a constitution ratified through overwhelming popular mandate in 1999. It highlights the nation’s robust electoral systems and recently revitalized community participation mechanisms as evidence of its democratic legitimacy.
The author categorically refutes ideological justifications for foreign aggression, identifying economic motives—specifically Venezuela’s substantial natural resource wealth—as the true driver behind international stigmatization. The statement contextualizes current hostilities within a historical pattern of external interference affecting Venezuelan leaders across the political spectrum.
Despite ongoing threats to national sovereignty, the writer affirms the constitutional continuity of the Venezuelan state through the establishment of an interim presidency, presenting this as a testament to the nation’s resilience against external pressures.