politics
May 9, 2026
This would be the strategy Delcy Rodríguez would have to remain in power in Venezuela
NTN24 learned that the Venezuelan regime would be advancing a bill to increase the number of magistrates of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ), a measure that human rights activists interpret as a strategy by Delcy Rodríguez to consolidate her permanence in power after the fall of Nicolás Maduro.
TL;DR
- Venezuelan regime is reportedly planning to increase the number of Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) magistrates.
- Activists interpret this as Delcy Rodríguez's strategy to consolidate power.
- The bill aims to strengthen legal security and efficiency in judicial processes.
- The National Assembly, led by Jorge Rodríguez, would appoint the new magistrates.
- Analysts warn of attempts to "screw oneself into power" and describe Delcy Rodríguez as a criminal with a long history in a dictatorship.
- The U.S. administration's stance could influence these plans, as foreign investment requires an independent judiciary.
- Caryslia Rodríguez, current TSJ president, is a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela and has faced U.S. and Canadian sanctions.
- Former magistrate Juan Carlos Apitz calls the proposed changes a "simulation of change" with no real improvement in the justice system.
- Editor Juan Pablo Villasmil suggests Rodríguez is trying to balance satisfying the U.S. and Chavismo.