The Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV), through Political Bureau member Yul Jabour, addressed three main issues: alleged corruption surrounding the CLAP food programme, attacks on Venezuelan migrants in the United States, and continued repression of social and labour protests inside Venezuela.
Communist Party of Venezuela demands investigation of deputy
PCV demands investigation into Saab allegations
The PCV called on Venezuela’s Public Ministry to investigate statements attributed to former minister and businessman Alex Saab, who allegedly acknowledged involvement in money-laundering activities and implicated several people, including PSUV National Assembly deputy José Gregorio Vielma Mora.
Jabour questioned the absence of an official investigation, particularly given earlier PCV and grassroots complaints about irregularities in the CLAP food-distribution programme, including allegedly expired products and inflated prices. He cited constitutional and criminal-procedure provisions requiring prosecutors to investigate possible publicly prosecutable crimes. The PCV also called on the National Assembly to investigate the allegations and, if sufficient evidence exists, lift the deputy’s parliamentary immunity.
Jabour contrasted the government's previous defence of Saab, whom it portrayed as a national hero, with the current allegations and demanded greater transparency and public explanations.
Venezuelan migrants in the United States
The PCV also condemned what Jabour described as repression and stigmatization of Venezuelan migrants by US authorities. He criticized the Venezuelan government's “Return to the Homeland” programme, arguing that it has effectively involved arbitrary deportations from the United States.
Jabour cited the cases of Venezuelans Julio Sosa, who was killed in January, and Wilber GarcĂ©s, who was seriously injured in an alleged attack by an ICE agent. He argued that protecting Venezuelan migrants should be a priority for the government, particularly in the context of possible discussions between Delcy RodrĂguez and Donald Trump.
He also called for issues concerning frozen Venezuelan assets abroad and Venezuelan gold held in British banks to be addressed in negotiations with Washington, with the interests of the Venezuelan population taking priority.
Continued “low-intensity repression”
Finally, the PCV said that although repression in Venezuela has declined during 2026, it has not ended. Jabour described the current situation as “low-intensity repression”, particularly affecting workers, communities and activists protesting poor public services and economic conditions.
He cited prolonged electricity cuts, inadequate water supplies and low wages, as well as protests by education workers. According to Jabour, state security structures remain largely under the same leadership and continue to criminalize social protests.
The PCV expressed solidarity with workers and activists and said it would continue supporting struggles for the restoration of social and economic rights in Venezuela.