QCOSTARICA — “Once again the regime isolates us, leaving our Venezuelan brothers who require paperwork or who are beginning paperwork or regularization in a state of defenselessness so they can be part of the system.”
This is how the former Venezuelan ambassador, María Faría, sums up the situation in which the diaspora of her compatriots was left after the diplomatic break ordered by the Chavista regime of Nicolás Maduro against the countries that questioned his reelection.
The order was issued on July 29, 2024, the day following the elections in Venezuela, in which Maduro proclaimed victory, without providing evidence of the results.
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The break in diplomatic relations by the Maduro regime covered several nations, including Costa Rica.
Faría estimates there are some 40,000 Venezuelans in Costa Rica, facing legal and sociopolitical ramifications, such as complicating essential procedures such as apostilling a document or receiving certifications.
“It is a clear example of how the Nicolás Maduro regime has always had contempt for migrants, for Venezuelans themselves and for Human Rights. They have always violated our Right to Identity, once again with this decision that was arbitrary, it isolates not only Venezuela but also Venezuelans who are abroad,” Faría summarized.
According to Faría, the Maduro administration is developing a much broader strategy not only in its territory but also outside against those who have left.
“The repression and persecution does not only stay within Venezuela,” she refuted. “We already know of Venezuelans who have had their passports blocked, the repression and persecution extends beyond the Venezuelan borders.”
The Venezuelan Consulate in San José was one of the voting points on July 28. A few days later it was closed and its population left helpless by the decisions of Caracas (Photo AFP)
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The initial order from Venezuela was to expel the diplomats of several countries and remove the delegates it had in them.
The list included Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay.
The Maduro order to break diplomatic relations with Costa Rica had no effect on our country given that Costa Rica suspended diplomatic with the Nicolas Maduro regime in 2020 with the closure of the Embassy and Consulate in Caracas.
Since 2020, Venezuelans in Costa Rica could process their requests through the Venezuelan consulates in Panama, Colombia and the Dominican Republic. In June 2023, two Venezuelan officials arrived in Costa Rica to provide consular services.
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However, that changed on July 29. With their recall, the chapter of relaunched relations closed. “The Venezuelan consulate no longer exists,” said Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister Arnoldo André.
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