Venezuela: Barquisimeto residents protest 20-day water outage, blackouts

Residents of Villa Productiva in Barquisimeto have blocked Florencio Jiménez Avenue for over 20 days to protest lack of potable water and daily power outages lasting up to ten hours. The protest highlights deteriorating public services in Venezuela, likely reflecting broader infrastructure decay and economic mismanagement. The situation may escalate if authorities fail to respond, but no immediate market impact is evident.

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