Chavismo shows its most repressive face with the presidential elections on the horizon. The Government detains activists under implausible accusations, but also citizens standing up for reasons as vague as recording Alex Saab with a phone while he is on vacation.

The imprisonment in the El Helicoide prison of Rocío San Miguel, a highly respected public spokesperson in Venezuela, has caused genuine stupor in the public debate. The political success of the opposition's primary consultation, on October 22, was not only unknown, but one of its organizers was judicially accused.