Detentions of authorities in Zulia: Is the siege tightened against Manuel Rosales? - Cocuyo effect

As the Minister of the Interior and Justice, Diosdado Cabello, warned, the arrests of local authorities in the Zulia state continue to be linked to drug trafficking, paramilitarism and conspiracy plans against the administration of Nicolás Maduro. Of eight mayors imprisoned since 2024 and so far this year, four are opposition. The number two of the Chavismo has said that “if the Zulia state is left without a single mayor, it will stay”, but that…