According to Article 5 of the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, sovereignty resides in the people, who exercise it through mechanisms provided for in the CRBV, such as the election of public officials, for example, mayors and governors.
Likewise, Venezuelans exercise sovereignty through popular consultation by selecting proposals, for example, in the area of public services, at the community level. The ability to propose new bills to the National Assembly is another mechanism for exercising sovereignty.
The National Assembly has exercised its sovereignty by passing laws, such as the Partial Reform Law of the Organic Law of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), passed on May 26, which focuses on restructuring the chambers of the highest court and its affiliated bodies. Previously, the Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence was passed on March 26, which has benefited more than 8000 people.
Recently, following the two earthquakes of magnitude greater than 7 on Thursday, June 24, Interim President Delcy Rodríguez, as Commander-in-Chief of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, declared a state of emergency and established a General Staff, a body established under Venezuelan law, such as the Law of the National Civil Protection and Disaster Management Organization, to guarantee the inherent rights of respect for human dignity. This was adapted to the urgent need to respond to the damage caused by the earthquake, which broke records for its two strong seismic events occurring in less than 40 seconds. Such an event would have caused similar damage anywhere in the world, without exception.
On this occasion, the General Staff, as a planning entity, made up of several ministries, such as the Ministry of Habitat and Housing and the Ministry of Justice and Peace, the FANB and the GNB, is focused on providing care to the victims of the earthquake through a health response, the establishment of temporary shelters and the implementation of housing plans, in order to guarantee the defense and sovereignty of the nation in the face of the exceptional emergency situation caused by this unique disaster.
Therefore, Venezuela has a sovereign government, based on republican values enshrined in our Magna Carta.
