Venezuela has declared a national emergency and has primarily activated a political and diplomatic response to what it describes as military aggression from the United States.
Emergency declaration
The government "declared a national emergency" following the explosions and attacks in Caracas and other states, presenting it as an exceptionally serious situation for the country.
The official statement claims that this is a "serious military aggression" against Venezuelan territory and its people, framing the crisis as a matter of national security.
International complaint
Caracas "rejects, condemns, and denounces before the international community" the alleged aggression by the United States, seeking political support and external legitimacy in response to the attacks.
The formula used in the statement aims to activate multilateral forums (UN, ALBA, CELAC, etc.), although the note does not yet specify concrete measures such as formal requests to international organizations.
Internal focus
The reference to multiple attacks in Caracas, Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira, as well as to power outages near military bases, suggests a scenario of internal military alert, although the text does not specify decrees for curfews, troop mobilization, or other operational actions.
The government's emphasis is currently on the political narrative: portraying events as foreign aggression, consolidating internal support, and justifying the national emergency to the population.
Venezuela not only declared a national emergency, but also framed it within a prior escalation of military and political tensions with the United States, which CiberCuba has been documenting since 2025
Recent timeline
Since September 2025, the U.S. intensified lethal attacks against vessels linked to Venezuela in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific, under the guise of “anti-narcotics” operations.
In parallel, Washington deployed B-1 and B-52 bombers, warships, and other resources from Southern Command near Venezuela, as part of a "maximum pressure" strategy in a limited offensive against key infrastructures of chavismo.
Structural response of Venezuela
In response to this display, the Maduro government has been mobilizing troops and militias, and reinforcing military presence in coastal states, framing it as a defense of sovereignty against potential intervention or targeted attacks
Caracas has reported these maneuvers to international organizations (UN, ICAO) and describes the actions of the United States as attempts to provoke a regime change, which sets the context for the current state of emergency following the explosions in Caracas
Current state of emergency
In the episode of the explosions and aircraft flyovers in Caracas, the government activates that prior framework: it denounces a "military aggression" from the U.S., declares a national emergency, and invokes Article 51 of the UN Charter to claim legitimate defense
The official narrative links this morning's attacks to the prior campaign of "maximum" sanctions, accusations of drug trafficking against Maduro, and the U.S. military offensive in the Caribbean, reinforcing the notion that Venezuela is under external siege.
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