What did Chavismo say about Tuesday’s power outage?

This Tuesday night An electrical failure was recorded that affected several sectors of Caracas and at least 15 states in the country. In response, the Minister of the Interior, Diosdado Cabello, denounced that it was a “terrorist attack” against the national electrical system, for which he accused “opposition sectors.”

“At 7:16 pm there was a terrorist attack on the national electricity service (…) and it has affected the states of Táchira, Mérida, Barinas, Zulia, Falcón, Nueva Esparta and, partially, sectors of La Guaira, Miranda and Caracas,” Cabello said in a telephone contact with the state channel VTV.

The minister said that this is One of the strategies that “opposition sectors” have used to “try to affect the population”without showing evidence of the accusation.

“We warn our people to be vigilant in every corner of Venezuela and, please, report any abnormal situation and do not doubt that we will take immediate action,” he added.

He also said that state security agencies are deployed alongside electrical system workers.

“The people of Venezuela can be assured that The response will be forceful against those who are generating violence“They are carrying out terrorist acts and attacking public services that are of extreme need to all the people of Venezuela,” he said.

Power outages in Caracas and 15 states

Through X, Venezuelans reported an electrical failure in various states of the country such as and in Caracas.

The Venezuelan government tends to blame the failures in the electrical system that the nation has been facing for years on planned attacks, mainly from the United States, the opposition and international sanctions.

However, according to experts consulted by EFE, The crisis is the result of a lack of maintenance and investment in the system.