A game of ‘musical chairs’ is ongoing in the Venezuelan security apparatus.
The security situation in Venezuela seems very fluid, as the new appointed president Delcy Rodríguez attempts to secure her position by making bold statements of independence, while simultaneously negotiating with the Donald J. Trump administration.
In the meantime, the US is upping the pressure on Venezuela’s ‘hardline interior minister’ Diosdado Cabello, warning he will be at the top of the target list unless he cooperates.
Reuters reported:
“Diosdado Cabello, who controls security forces accused of widespread human rights abuses, is one of a handful of Maduro loyalists that President Donald Trump has decided to rely on as temporary rulers to maintain stability during a transition period, said one source briefed on the administration’s thinking.
U.S. officials are especially concerned that Cabello, given his record of repression and history of rivalry with Rodríguez, could play the spoiler and are seeking to force his cooperation even as they look for ways to eventually push him out of power and into exile, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.”
Cabello has been informed by intermediaries that he could face a similar fate to Nicolas Maduro.
“But taking out Cabello could be risky, possibly motivating pro-government motorcycle groups, known as colectivos, to take to the streets, unleashing the chaos Washington wants to avoid. Their reaction may depend on whether they feel protected by other officials, however.”
In the meantime, President Rodríguez is cleaning house in the security detail members suspected to have stood down during the capture and extraction of former dictator Maduro.
Tupy Report on Telegram:
“Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, dismissed Nicolás Maduro’s entire security circle on suspicion of betrayal by specific members. Unverified sources report the arrests of some military personnel who may have passed information to the US government in August 2025.”
The choice she made for a replacement seems very controversial.
Interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez has appointed deposed dictator Nicolás Maduro’s former torture czar as her security chief as questions about the tenure of her leadership in the embattled South American nation linger.
The New York Post reported:
“Rodríguez named General Gustavo Enrique González López, 66, as commander of the Presidential Honor Guard on Tuesday, according to a report by Univision Noticias.
Under Maduro’s despotic regime, González López headed up the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN), notorious thugs who have been condemned by human rights groups and the UN as a repressive, gestapo-like secret police.”
González López is sanctioned by governments around the world for human rights violations, including the US, Canada, Panama, Switzerland and the European Union.
“’During the times he has served as SEBIN director, officials under his ultimate authority committed acts of arbitrary detention, torture and cruel and inhuman treatment, including sexual violence, in El Helicoide detention center’, a 2018 UN report on sanctions enacted against González López reads in part.
‘As General Director of SEBIN, he is responsible for serious human rights violations, including arbitrary detention, inhuman and degrading treatment, and torture, and the repression of civil society and the democratic opposition in Venezuela’.”
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