CARACAS, Wednesday August 06, 2008 | Update
Julio Borges, the national coordinator of opposition Primero
Justicia party (PJ), urged Venezuelans to reject the enactment
of 26 statutory decrees issued by President Hugo Chávez.
"We call upon the Venezuelan people to rebut any law contrary
to the Constitution. We are talking to retailers, workers,
to the Venezuelan people affected by these laws that violate
their constitutional rights. We already rejected these laws-decrees
last December 2," Borges said.
However, the leader of PJ said that his declaration was not
intended to ignite violence.
Borges stressed: "We are urging the institutions not to enforce
these laws. The Venezuelan people must reject this package
of laws. This is not a call to violence but a serious appeal."
05:09 PM. Economy. If any country has cashed in on the Bolivarian revolution, that is Brazil, particularly the private companies of the southern neighbor. Over the past five years, it has been awarded contracts for works to be carried out in Venezuela for over USD 14 billion. This puts it as the first recipient of government-to-government contracts, that is, without bidding, since Hugo Chávez took office.