In Caracas, police fired tear gas at approximately 2,000 workers marching toward the presidential palace of Miraflores to demand real salary increases. The protesters rejected promises made the previous day by interim president Delcy Rodríguez, arguing the offer consisted only of state bonuses that would not affect benefits or pensions. Large-scale demonstrations have been rare in Venezuela for nearly two years, following the wave of repression that crushed opposition protests against Nicolás Maduro’s contested 2024 re-election. Thursday’s march suggested that economic pressure may be overcoming the climate of fear.
Walter Murrow
April 9, 2026
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