Parliament debates new rules for mining and incentives for foreign investment in an area that is controlled by criminal groups and which has become a major environmental disaster

Since January 3, Venezuela has opened its natural resources to the United States. First it was oil. Crude extracted from Venezuelan wells has returned to what was for years its main customer, and Washington has reciprocated by granting the necessary licenses. Then, the Venezuelan parliament, led by Jorge Rodríguez, the brother of acting president Delcy Rodríguez, amended the hydrocarbons law, and a few days ago, the first contract with Shell was signed. The same pattern is now being repeated for mining operations.

  • cmbabulEnglish
    7·
    15 hours ago

    When does it cease being looting and start being pillaging?

    • WanderingThoughts@europe.pubEnglish
      3·
      11 hours ago

      Hmmm. Pillaging is when you’re doing some invasion or force yourself and decide to take some extra on the side. Looting seems to be when a disaster or war happens near people, and they decide to use the opportunity to aquire some goods…