Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez demanded today the immediate end to 1,081 U.S. and European sanctions from Aragua state, leading the national pilgrimage.

Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez spearheaded a significant mobilization in Aragua state todayforming part of the extensive National Pilgrimage advocating for a Venezuela free from sanctions and in peace, which is set to culminate in Caracas next May 1.

During the event, Rodríguez vociferously demanded the immediate cessation of the 1,081 unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States and European Governments, which she described as causing “financial asphyxiation” and impeding the nation’s development.

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Speaking from the Sanctuary of Mother María de San José, the Delcy Rodríguez forcefully called for the immediate lifting of the 1,081 unilateral coercive measures currently imposed on the nation by the United States and various European Governments. These restrictions, she asserted, have led to a severe “financial asphyxiation” of the country, emphasizing that “a Venezuela without sanctions is life.”

Text reads: “The people’s joy welcomed us in Aragua during a beautiful motorcade as part of the Grand National Pilgrimage for a Venezuela Free of Sanctions. We marched together in defense of peace and our right to build a prosperous country free from blockades.”

Rodríguez underscored that the removal of these international restrictions is directly linked to essential aspects of national well-being, symbolizing health, education, prosperity, and a future for Venezuela.

“We tell the United States President, Donald Trump, his government and his authorities: cease the sanctions against Venezuela. Venezuela has the right to breathe, to live in peace, and to development with social justice”, she stated, directing her message to the U.S. President, in a direct appeal which highlights the urgency and the perceived injustice of the ongoing economic blockade.

Sovereignty, a National Cause

The Acting President urged all citizens to coalesce around a single national cause: the defense of independence and freedom, transcending partisan political differences. She openly denounced what she termed “anti-political” sectors within Venezuela for allegedly soliciting external aggressions against their own country. Rodríguez called for these divisive actions to be healed through the unity of the people.

“May this union be for the defense of sovereignty”, she proclaimed, stressing the imperative of internal cohesion to confront external pressures.

During her address, Rodríguez accentuated the critical need to leave a country brimming with opportunities for youth and children, preventing the nation from continuing to be “asphyxiated by collective punishments.” She meticulously detailed how the lack of resources, directly resulting from the sanctions, disproportionately affects the poorest and most vulnerable sectors of society. In this context, she reiterated her demand for the “complete cessation of the blockade against Venezuela”, insisting that “not a single sanction should remain in force.”

Rodríguez affirmed the Bolivarian Government’s strategies for rehabilitating vital infrastructure and services, including electricity, water supply and road networks, once the sanctions are successfully overcome.

“This pilgrimage must not cease until we have defeated the last sanction weighing upon Venezuela”, she declared, imploring continued, tireless work to restore social and economic well-being to the population.

Rodríguez also extended a heartfelt message to Venezuelans living abroad, calling them to return to their homeland. “To those who left our country: come back to work for your nation, to embrace your families, your friends and let us reunite as one people”, she expressed, appealing to a sense of national belonging and collective reconstruction.

Finally, the Acting President insisted on a collective march forward to achieve Venezuela’s “second independence.” This call resonates with the historical legacies of Simón Bolívar and Commander Hugo Chávez, positioning the current struggle against sanctions as a continuation of the nation’s perennial quest for sovereignty and self-determination.

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