CARACAS, Wednesday August 27, 2008 | Update
Miranda state governor Diosdado Cabello downplayed on Wednesday
the criticism made by multiple sectors of the directives issued
by President Hugo Chávez by means of a recently expired
enabling law.
In his opinion, "there is nothing weird" in them and they
are just in addition to the 1999 Constitution.
Cabello said that those against the package of laws attempt
at electioneering as they try to tie the issue to the local
polls that will be held next November 23rd, or to a referendum
on a failed constitution reform that was held on December
2nd, 2007.
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.