Maduro’s Failure, in Eight Numbers

Rhetoric aside, what has the Maduro Era done to Venezuelans’ livelihoods? A deep dive into the numbers behind a calamity.

On January 10,  President Maduro is set to take office for the second time. Whether he should or shouldn’t or whether it’s legal or not is a discussion I’ll leave to Constitutional lawyers and politicians. Right now I want to focus on facts: the Venezuelan economy has collapsed, and while President Chávez lit the flame of its destruction, Maduro is responsible for doing nothing to prevent it and has added fuel to the fire. Here are eight public and indisputable facts about the failed government of Maduro who, during his second term, will undoubtedly keep on fueling the crisis.